Microsoft Releases Windows Media Player 11
Microsoft Corp. has just released Windows Media Player 11 in beta, providing the desktop view of its online music store URGE, which is a joint venture with MTV Networks Inc.
The upgrade is for Windows XP and is a newer version of the current media player. You can access its official online store, URGE as well as other select online stores. This new version only plays music that supports Microsoft’s digital rights management software. So it doesn’t play songs directly from Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes. Besides playing and selling music, Media Player 11 also can rip CDs, play videos and manage downloads to media devices and libraries.
Its is estimated that the iPod, which has enjoyed a huge success since its launch around two years ago, already controls two thirds of the market for portable music players. The main idea behind the Microsoft and MTV tie-up is so that URGE can join in the online music market, which is dominated mainly by Apple.
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