Vandaag heeft Microsoft op de Macworld Conference & Expo in New York de versie van Windows Media Player voor OS X gedemonstreerd. Omdat er steeds meer vraag is naar "Windows Media" op het Mac-platform heeft Microsoft besloten het niet te laten zitten bij een Media Player voor alleen Windows. Bij de ontwikkeling is gebruik gemaakt van de nieuwe Carbon API's van OS X. De nieuwe toepassing zal dan ook beschikken over een volledige OS X-look. Volgens Microsoft is de nieuwe Media Player dit najaar gratis te downloaden:
The new media player is being developed to meet demand for Windows Media content on the Mac OS X platform with an easy-to-use player for both audio and video. It will support Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) and the latest industry-leading Windows Media audio and video technology. This will enable users of Mac to enjoy audio and video content with Windows Media and ensure that content providers can encode their content once to reach the broadest possible audience.
[...] Windows Media Player for Mac OS X will support playback of streamed or downloaded files using the latest Windows Media Audio and Video 8 codecs, which provide the highest possible video quality at all bandwidths, CD-quality audio at 64 Kbps and near-CD-quality sound at 48 Kbps. Because Windows Media Audio is twice as efficient as MP3, music fans enjoy shorter download times and can store twice as much music on their hard drives using Windows Media Audio as they can using MP3.
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