VNUNet.com schrijft dat Microsoft in een briefing heeft laten weten dat het overweegt om een Linux versie van z'n Mediaspelertje uit te brengen:
Paul Boudreau, Microsoft's programme manager for music and entertainment, said at a briefing on the software giant's plans for digital media: "We see a need for Unix players and are working in that direction, including Linux."However, Boudreau said that the Apple Macintosh was more important today because it is used for "relevant content creation", and he confirmed that Media Player for the Mac would have digital rights management (DRM) software built-in.