Windows Media Player 10 Release - 2.9.04

Well,

To whoever it may concern Microsoft has officialy launched their Windows Media Player 10 after months of beta testing, and also public testing as it was available for download in the early stages of its "development".

I downloaded it to see what the changes were.

First let us see what Microsoft say about it:

A whole new look giving you quicker and easier access to your favorite digital media.

Translation: A few licks of a lighter shade of blue paint here and there to give foundation to the word "sleak"

A world of music at your fingertips. With Windows Media Player 10, you are just a click away from the world's largest collection of digital music.

Translation: A list to online distributers of poorly encoded mp3 tracks who will charge you an abomination to download them.

Smart Jukebox Features,
Remove the hassle of organizing even the largest digital media collections.

Nah, i'd rather hire an escaped mental patient to stab me in the face with a rusty fork than let Microsoft manage my music collection the way "I" would like it.

The only good thing i'll say is that they have finally given users the option of ripping their cds to mp3. In the past all you could do was rip them to wma (Windows Media Audio) Thus helping Microsoft further in taking over the world with one foul swoop/ or bite...

I have never liked Windows Media Player. I think the most useless feature would have to be the "Media Guide", you might remember it from such useless news broadcasts as "J-Lo to split with new hubby", or "P-Diddy releases new line of "Who gives a f***?"

If you really want to try it out than grab it here

But i would highly recommend Quintessential player. It is a free no-nonsense audio player that has supported every format i've thrown at it.

I want something to simply play my music, not an overly bloated advertisement-jukebox that serves no purpose on anyones' desktop.

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