I have Windows XP media Center 2005 edition and it is just windows XP home with a few stupid media software programs that rely on 3rd party software to work. Windows came with DVD playing software but it doesn't have an MPEG decoder so it needs a 3rd party player that does have an MPEG decoder to work, which is really stupid, the richest most powerful software company in the world relies on 3rd party software for thir amuturis software programs to work.Pathetic. Is this one of the reasons why people hate Windows? I know a lot of people don't like microsoft monopolizing the software market for operating systems but that seems to be changing. Windows seems to being left behing as graphics card, sound card, and everything else comes with their own software and drivers to work over Windows. These days the only thing windows is really good for is using it for the desktop to navigate 3rd party software.
I have Windows XP media Center 2005 edition and it is just windows XP home with a few stupid media software programs that rely on 3rd party software to work. Windows came with DVD playing software but it doesn't have an MPEG decoder so it needs a 3rd party player that does have an MPEG decoder to work, which is really stupid, the richest most powerful software company in the world relies on 3rd party software for thir amuturis software programs to work.Pathetic. Is this one of the reasons why people hate Windows? I know a lot of people don't like microsoft monopolizing the software market for operating systems but that seems to be changing. Windows seems to being left behing as graphics card, sound card, and everything else comes with their own software and drivers to work over Windows. These days the only thing windows is really good for is using it for the desktop to navigate 3rd party software.