The new bundling move could also put further pressure on competitive products, including RealNetworks' RealPlayer 8 and Apple Computer's QuickTime 5.01, analysts said. Other companies that stand to lose from the action are Roxio, maker of Easy CD Creator 5, and InterVideo, with its WinDVD. Jupiter Media Metrix reports that media players are pre-installed on almost all PCs, but fewer than half of consumers use the products.
The research firm therefore ranks media players by usage: 28 percent for RealPlayer, 22 percent for Windows Media Player and 4 percent for QuickTime.Īs a result, some analysts believe integrating Windows Media Player with Windows could help the company woo more developers for its forthcoming Xbox gaming console. "This is clearly a content leverage play," said LeTocq. "The question is will Xbox drive the standards here? You've got DirectX on the Xbox and the PC. What you have there is a cross-platform environment feeding Xbox and Windows XP supported by DirectX and Windows Media Player."Īt the same time, through its much-touted. Net software-as-a-service initiative, Microsoft increasingly is focusing on subscription revenue rather than software sales to sustain growth. Whether the company can succeed at this is uncertain. WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 11 FREE DOWNLOAD FULL VERSION FOR XP UPGRADEīut as the company looks to deliver more content through the Web, controlling video-streaming standards would be a valuable asset, LeTocq said.īy integrating Windows Media Player 8 with Windows XP, Microsoft could make it more difficult for competitors to distribute their players.
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