Strong sales for Media Center operating system
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft is reporting a big increase in sales of its Windows version for home-entertainment computers -- indicating progress in an area of the market where Apple Computer soon will pose a new competitive threat.
The Redmond company plans to announce today that it has sold a cumulative total of more than 4 million copies of Windows XP Media Center Edition since the operating system was launched three years ago. The number has doubled since April.
Microsoft's announcement, to be made at the DigitalLife conference in New York, coincides with an update of the Media Center operating system. The program, a key part of Microsoft's effort to play a bigger role in the living room, is designed for viewing and accessing media on a computer using a remote control.