Is Microsoft still licensing PMC software? "Andy" <aybills[ at ]yahoo.com> 26.04.2007 20:35:17 Hi - I am having trouble finding much information (technical or licensing) on Portable Media Center software. I'm not sure if MS is still supporting this software, but if so could somebody point me in the right direction? Thanks! andy

Re: Is Microsoft still licensing PMC software? "David Bono (MS)" <dbono[ at ]online.microsoft.com> 03.05.2007 17:29:29 Andy wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi - I am having trouble finding much information (technical or licensing) > on Portable Media Center software. I'm not sure if MS is still supporting > this software, but if so could somebody point me in the right direction? > Thanks! andy Microsoft is no longer licensing the PMC software. Here is an announcement that was sent out last year to our PMC partners: In early 2006, Microsoft released the second version of Windows Mobile for Portable Media Centers to our partners. The second version of the Portable Media Center software enhanced the end user experience and enabled partners to build smaller, less expensive and more competitive devices. As part of the ongoing review of our product investments, we have decided to take what we have learned from our investments in Portable Media Center and focus our product and marketing resources on building media experiences on connected Windows Mobile powered devices. With the re-investment of resources in media experiences on connected Windows Mobile powered devices, Portable Media Center 2.0 is the last version of our Portable Media Center software under the Windows Mobile brand. We do not plan any future Portable Media Center software upgrades or marketing activities. Thank you for all your support- Microsoft is proud of its work, the work of its partners and the devices and services delivered as a result of those relationships. We will continue to work with existing Portable Media Centers licensees to ensure that devices they are developing come to market. -- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Re: Is Microsoft still licensing PMC software? "Sven" <sejohannsen[ at ]hotmail.com> 04.05.2007 03:02:19 So when are we likely to see some evidence of the media experience you gained, on connected Windows Mobile powered devices. Pocket Media Player is still one of the weakest links in the WM experience, with technically tricky and limited synchronization, mediocrity in the interface, lack of any equalizer functions, inability to create a playlist on the device, crippled button remapping (it used to work right three versions ago) and a host of other 'lacks'. If you are interested in what needs to be fixed, drop by microsoft.public.pocketpc.multimedia -- Sven MS MVP Mobile Devices "David Bono (MS)" <dbono[ at ]online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:O1g1biajHHA.4704[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Andy wrote: >> Hi - I am having trouble finding much information (technical or >> licensing) on Portable Media Center software. I'm not sure if MS is >> still supporting this software, but if so could somebody point me in the >> right direction? Thanks! andy > > Microsoft is no longer licensing the PMC software. Here is an > announcement that was sent out last year to our PMC partners: > > In early 2006, Microsoft released the second version of Windows Mobile for > Portable Media Centers to our partners. The second version of the Portable > Media Center software enhanced the end user experience and enabled > partners to build smaller, less expensive and more competitive devices. > > As part of the ongoing review of our product investments, we have decided > to take what we have learned from our investments in Portable Media Center > and focus our product and marketing resources on building media > experiences on connected Windows Mobile powered devices. > > With the re-investment of resources in media experiences on connected > Windows Mobile powered devices, Portable Media Center 2.0 is the last > version of our Portable Media Center software under the Windows Mobile > brand. We do not plan any future Portable Media Center software upgrades > or marketing activities. > > Thank you for all your support- Microsoft is proud of its work, the work > of its partners and the devices and services delivered as a result of > those relationships. We will continue to work with existing Portable Media > Centers licensees to ensure that devices they are developing come to > market. > > -- > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights.