Microsoft expands Media Center to system builders
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
In August, Microsoft will dramatically expand the reach of its Windows XP Media Center Edition software by providing it to custom PC system builders for use in so-called white box PCs. To date, customers could only get XP Media Center Edition from select tier one PC makers, such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP), and Gateway, and only on special Media Center PCs, which have historically been higher-end, multimedia-capable boxes.