Microsoft planning music subscription service

TalkBack 33 of 59:

Next »

« Previous

• Thread View
• Flat View

MS Should Make WMP More Like iTunes

I personally prefer looking up songs with the iTunes application because of its interface. Its interface is fast and responsive - like what you would find on a GUI application. WMP uses an HTML interface to review and download songs. WMP's interface is slow and clumsy, and it also makes you jump to web pages for different partner?s web sites at times, making the user experience inconsistent and somewhat frustrating. MS talks a lot about smart clients. I believe a lot of the reason people like iTunes is because it is an effective smart client application. Also iTunes seems more coherent than WMP. Finally I believe WMP could do well with a much richer sounding equalizer.

As for renting songs ? I just don?t know. That sounds a lot like leasing a car. At the end of the lease, the user walks away with nothing. I don?t think a lot of money conscious consumers are going to go for that.

Posted by: P. Douglas   Posted on: 06/09/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

• Reducing Server Total Cost of Ownership with VMware Virtualization Software VMware VMware virtualization enables customers to reduce their server TCO and ... Download Now
• Why Isn't Server Virtualization Saving Us More? A Few Small Changes May Dramatically Increase Your Efficiency VMware Companies have rapidly adopted server virtualization over the past few ... Download Now
• Key Strategies for Federal Agencies - Safe and Cost Effective Migration for Legacy Hardware GovConnection The federal government has mandated that federal agencies reduce energy ... Download Now