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Microsoft: 60 Million Windows Vista Media Center PCs in Use Worldwide
According to Microsoft there are now no less than 60 million Windows Vista Media Center PCs in use worldwide. This number comes just a week after the operating system's first seven months of consumer availability. Vista shipped to corporate users in November 2006 and to the general public in January 2007 and at the end of the first six months on the market, namely in August, Microsoft applauded in excess of 60 million shipped Vista licenses worldwide. Believe it or not but the figure of 60 million shipped (as opposite to sold) Vista copies has grown in a single month, from August until September, to over 60 million Windows Vista Media Center PCs. Reading between the lines, 60 million Vista Media Center PCs translates as just two editions of the operating system – Home Premium and Ultimate, the only that feature Windows Media Center. Obviously Microsoft has to feed the large volume of Windows Media Center in Vista users with new offerings and in this context, the company announced the availability of new extenders courtesy of Cisco Systems’ Linksys division, D-Link and Niveus Media.
"With more than 60 million Windows Vista Media Center PCs in use worldwide, there are many customers eager to bring the simple and elegant Media Center experience to the televisions in their homes," said Dave Alles, general manager for eHome at Microsoft. "The new Extenders for Windows Media Center make it easy to get a wide range of personal and Internet content not only on someone’s main TV but on all the TVs in the house. Whether it’s a high-def show recorded from digital cable, new Internet video, or your personal library of pictures, music and videos, it’s all on your television — just a remote-click away."
Microsoft failed to comment on details related to the new extenders, revealing only that the products will be unveiled by the end of September and will be designed to power a multitude of devices that will hit the market prior to the holiday season. "New extenders will be available in a wide range of form factors, including both stand-alone set-top boxes and integration with other devices such as DVD players and televisions, so now connecting to a PC running Windows Media Center is even more convenient and seamless than ever. New support for Wireless N high-speed technology means there is no need to run Ethernet cables throughout the home to watch HD video in up to six rooms at once.Extenders for Windows Media Center are also, for the first time, enhanced to allow support for popular video codecs such as DivX and Xvid, along with continued support for Windows Media Video HD files," Microsoft added.
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