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Q: microsoft media centers ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   3 Comments )
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Subject: microsoft media centers
Category: Computers
Asked by: infopower-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 27 Oct 2005 21:00 PDT
Expires: 26 Nov 2005 20:00 PST
Question ID: 585900
how many microsoft media centers (or microsoft media center enabled
PCs) are currently in circulation?
Answer  
Subject: Re: microsoft media centers
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 29 Oct 2005 09:55 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello Infopower,  

According to Justin Jed, product manager for Windows XP Media Center
Edition,  in an article published on October 14th of this year, more
than 4 million Media Center PCs have been sold to date

Excerpt:

?More than 4 million Media Center PCs have been sold to date, momentum
that increasingly is inspiring ISVs (independent software vendors) to
build exclusive applications for the platform, Jed said. There are
currently for than 75 add-on services to Media Center PCs that have
been built by third parties, with more expected before the end of the
year, he said.?

Source: Infoworld
IDG News Service
October 14, 2005
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/10/14/HNwinxpmediacenter_1.html


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?Microsoft announced it has sold more than 4 million Media Center PC
licenses and that more than 130 PC manufacturers are now offering
Media Center PCs around the world in a variety of sleek designs and
prices. According to Current Analysis Inc., for the month of September
Media Center PCs accounted for 46 percent of the U.S. retail desktop
PC market. A number of new Media Center services from industry
partners are also now available.?

CCNews: 2005-10-17
http://www.ccnmag.com/news.php?id=3806


Search terms:
"million Media Center" 
million media center enabled PC's

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
infopower-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $1.00

Comments  
Subject: Re: microsoft media centers
From: charliebabbage-ga on 28 Oct 2005 14:04 PDT
 
Have you tried asking Microsoft??
Subject: Re: microsoft media centers
From: infopower-ga on 29 Oct 2005 09:35 PDT
 
I wasn't aware that there was a convenient way like googleanswers that
you could address such questions to microsoft... is there?
Subject: Re: microsoft media centers
From: bobbie7-ga on 30 Oct 2005 19:19 PST
 
Thank you for the rating and tip!
--Bobbie7

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