Compatibility With WMP12 and On? "Nicholas" <[ at ]> 22.05.2007 11:14:11 Can users of PMC expect compatibility with future releases of Windows Media Player? Can the devices just download new codecs such as WMA10 and continue to sync well into the future? Although I have never owned one of these devices, I do think they are great in their concept. I do think MS might need a to have a little more commitment in their projects ESPECIALLY those which involve significant investments from their OEM partners. I'm not trying to be critical but don't you think OEMs suffer the most from these project withdrawals from MS? From Smart Displays to SPOT watches to HighM.A.T. (does anyone even remember this technology?), PlaysForSure, and now PMC, MS continues to launch great innovations. HOWEVER, a little more effective marketing will do a lot to ensure the continued survival of the projects and revenue for OEMs. It might encourage them to join new projects rather than discourage, which seems like the case now. Just my $0.02 worth

Re: Compatibility With WMP12 and On? "Jason Tsang" <jason-onlineDEL[ at ]ETEmvps.org> 22.05.2007 16:12:38 Given that the PMC has been discontinued, I wouldn't expect much more than what is presently available. For more info see here Portable Media Center platform demise http://jtsang.blogspot.com/2007/05/portable-media-center-platform-demise.html -- Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP Read my blog for the latest in Media Center topics (and other topics that interest me) http://jtsang.blogspot.com More information by me http://jtsang.mvps.org http://www.classicsunveiled.com Find out about the MS MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx "Nicholas" <[ at ]> wrote in message news:uLN$kJGnHHA.3264[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Can users of PMC expect compatibility with future releases of Windows > Media Player? Can the devices just download new codecs such as WMA10 and > continue to sync well into the future? > > Although I have never owned one of these devices, I do think they are > great in their concept. > > I do think MS might need a to have a little more commitment in their > projects ESPECIALLY those which involve significant investments from their > OEM partners. I'm not trying to be critical but don't you think OEMs > suffer the most from these project withdrawals from MS? > > From Smart Displays to SPOT watches to HighM.A.T. (does anyone even > remember this technology?), PlaysForSure, and now PMC, MS continues to > launch great innovations. HOWEVER, a little more effective marketing will > do a lot to ensure the continued survival of the projects and revenue for > OEMs. It might encourage them to join new projects rather than discourage, > which seems like the case now. > > Just my $0.02 worth >

Re: Compatibility With WMP12 and On? "Sven" <sejohannsen[ at ]hotmail.com> 23.05.2007 12:39:23 Actually that info is in the post just below this. I focused in on the comment - "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." I certainly haven't seen that happening. What I did see them learn is that the money is not in the hardware, but in the music service. I have a PMC and a Zune and don't see any radical improvements or even innovations, in the platform, save some things that are simply technology progress related. What I do see is the in-house music service and dedicated software baggage that comes with it. I didn't have to deal with that on the PMC. Somehow it managed to work with what I already had. Ever the optimist though, I am looking forward to the Portable Media Center inspired media experience on my Windows Mobile Devices. -- Sven MS MVP Mobile Devices "Jason Tsang" <jason-onlineDEL[ at ]ETEmvps.org> wrote in message news:uBNg4vInHHA.568[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Given that the PMC has been discontinued, I wouldn't expect much more than > what is presently available. > > For more info see here > > Portable Media Center platform demise > http://jtsang.blogspot.com/2007/05/portable-media-center-platform-demise.html > > > -- > Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP > > Read my blog for the latest in Media Center topics > (and other topics that interest me) > http://jtsang.blogspot.com > > More information by me > http://jtsang.mvps.org > http://www.classicsunveiled.com > > Find out about the MS MVP Program - > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx > > > > "Nicholas" <[ at ]> wrote in message > news:uLN$kJGnHHA.3264[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Can users of PMC expect compatibility with future releases of Windows >> Media Player? Can the devices just download new codecs such as WMA10 and >> continue to sync well into the future? >> >> Although I have never owned one of these devices, I do think they are >> great in their concept. >> >> I do think MS might need a to have a little more commitment in their >> projects ESPECIALLY those which involve significant investments from >> their OEM partners. I'm not trying to be critical but don't you think >> OEMs suffer the most from these project withdrawals from MS? >> >> From Smart Displays to SPOT watches to HighM.A.T. (does anyone even >> remember this technology?), PlaysForSure, and now PMC, MS continues to >> launch great innovations. HOWEVER, a little more effective marketing will >> do a lot to ensure the continued survival of the projects and revenue for >> OEMs. It might encourage them to join new projects rather than >> discourage, which seems like the case now. >> >> Just my $0.02 worth >> > >