Microsoft selling new Windows at cut-rate price
Posted by malebolgia on 13 October 2004 - 14:29 · 25 comments & 2317 views
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#1 Posted by NimrodUK on 13 Oct 2004 - 14:37
- Now its becoming a lot cheaper, I must say it looks appealing, although I doubt it would replace a standard tv set top box anytime soon, just something fancy fo us computer geeks to play with
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#2 Posted by sphbecker on 13 Oct 2004 - 14:44
- That makes since. Home users of the Pro version are not using half of the features they are paying for. Assuming MCE is still built on the feature set of XP Pro, this may encourage power users who may have otherwise paid for XP Pro to buy MCE instead.
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#2.1 Posted by STV on 13 Oct 2004 - 15:07
- it is. both of the following are based on Windows XP Professional:
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
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#2.2 Posted by sphbecker on 13 Oct 2004 - 20:15
- Well, MCE is based on XP Pro, but is missing one notable feature. It cannot join a domain. Everything else seems to be there.
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#2.3 Posted by briangw on 14 Oct 2004 - 12:55
- WTF??? Yes it can. I've got MCE 2004 sitting on a domain at home to my Win2k3 server. Do some research man!
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#2.4 Posted by FloatingFatMan on 14 Oct 2004 - 14:22
- MCE is not BASED on XP Pro, it's a SUPERSET XP Pro. That means it's everything the base OS is and more.
Oh, and mine is running quite nicely on a domain too
FFM
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#3 Posted by AngelicRaver on 13 Oct 2004 - 14:45
- O.o Lets see.. everyone already owns a copy of home or pro... and they release a new version. its expensive... I doubt many people will buy it when they have the same freaking OS(realitivly) on thier desktop, as well as a XP install CD to just put copies on other PCs.
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#3.1 Posted by sphbecker on 13 Oct 2004 - 14:54
- I agree, not many people will be buying the boxed upgrade version unless MS gives a big rebate for existing XP users.
Are they selling this version as a boxed upgrade?? Or will it still only be availed for new computer users? -
#3.2 Posted by Colonel_Angus on 13 Oct 2004 - 15:02
QUOTE Lets see.. everyone already owns a copy of home or pro
This is neowin, most readers here only 'own' pirated copies of windows.-
#3.4 Posted by icecaveman on 13 Oct 2004 - 15:51
- Well Apple does charge for OSX updates even if they contain much less changes than XP MCE does. XP MCE is aimed at "rich people" that won't care to pay, just like the majority of Apple users.
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#3.5 Posted by nX07 on 13 Oct 2004 - 17:20
- sphbecker, good question..
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#3.6 Posted by AngelicRaver on 13 Oct 2004 - 17:47
- Owns is a loose term
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#3.7 Posted by noyb on 13 Oct 2004 - 19:35
- Although i can see MS's endgame in Media Centre, i would of prefered it as just a normal retail app including the remote and ir dongle.
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#3.8 Posted by sphbecker on 13 Oct 2004 - 20:18
- According to Paul's review, no, you still cannot buy a retail version. But, it looks like MS will sell this edition to ANY OEM, not limited partners. What this means is that anyone can go to an OEM software page and buy a copy.
I agree that I wish MCE was an ad-on, like Plus!, not a different OS.
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#4 Posted by SVT on 13 Oct 2004 - 15:05
- Can I use Windows MCE to power my MAME box? Or is it locked down for use with audio/video only?
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#4.1 Posted by Knight' on 13 Oct 2004 - 16:39
QUOTE Can I use Windows MCE to power my MAME box? Or is it locked down for use with audio/video only?
What's a MAME box?
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#4.2 Posted by threetonesun on 13 Oct 2004 - 22:14
- No point really, is there? Linux would probably be best for a MAME box.
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#5 Posted by Ruciz on 13 Oct 2004 - 18:17
- You know, Microsoft should just sell license keys.. You get the software from a friend, college, school, etc. and you purchase the lisense key from them at a reduced cost. MS don't have to worry about any packaging, shipping, product faults, warrantries etc... Its just a product key sent out for whatever software you want it for.. Dispite how you got it.
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#6 Posted by teste on 13 Oct 2004 - 19:08
- Anyone know if you can "legally" buy a corp/vlk version of Wndows XP from a supplier in the US / UK ?
I'm setting up a new PC and wanted to sidestep the activation process as i'm going to be changing parts in the new pc, more of a try and see process, so having to activate every time is going to be unwanted.
I don't mind paying somewhat similar price to XP Pro retail price, I just want to be legal that's all. -
#6.1 Posted by Billprozac on 13 Oct 2004 - 20:03
- If you own a business, you can purchase licenses through the OLP Open Licensing Program. With this program, you buy one media and they give you one product key that is "good" for the number of licenses you purchase.
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#7 Posted by chilliadus on 14 Oct 2004 - 08:58
- So what are the things that MCE can do that Pro can't? Wouldn't that make Pro an MCE limited collector's edition (pun intended)?
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#7.1 Posted by FloatingFatMan on 14 Oct 2004 - 14:27
- MCE does everything XP Pro does, but has an additional front end designed for media activites, such as watching TV or Movies and listening to music.
TBH, though it's kind of OK, if you want that sort of thing, you'd better better of going to Meedio and using their product. It's designed specifically for this sort of this and as well as being a lot cheaper than a new version of the OS, it's a LOT more powerful too... It even has a skin to make it look like MCE!
FFM
Microsoft had priced the first two versions of Windows XP Media Center edition, targeted at consumers, higher than even its professional edition of Windows sold to businesses. This time, Microsoft has priced the software somewhere between Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro, CNET News.com has learned. "There is a deliberate strategy to lower the price," said Tom Laemmel, a product manager in the Windows Client unit. "We want this to be taken seriously as a mainstream product. It is clearly the best OS for any room in the home."
In its previous versions, Windows XP Media Center Edition was a niche product that sold on about 1 million PCs, mostly high-end machines that appealed to enthusiasts who wanted to record TV shows onto their computer hard drives. Media Center is similar to other flavors of Windows, but it adds a separate interface for playing movies, pictures and music using a remote control. With the 2005 version launched on Tuesday, Microsoft has said it is aiming much more for the mainstream PC buyer. Chairman Bill Gates said the company hopes to see this version sell four or five times as much as the prior versions.
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