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This is worth a read...
PT:
Now, one of the controversial aspects to Media
Center
is the packaging. Media Center is only available as part of a new Media
Center
PC, which today is available only from a single vendor, Hewlett-Packard, in
the
US. Why did you decide to package Media Center this way, and not as a free
download, or possibly a Plus!-style package with the necessary hardware
add-ons?
JB:
Really, we were hoping to accomplish two things.
First,
people should have an easy, great experience that delivers on all these
scenarios. So you need a remote control, TV tuner card, DVD playback,
compatibility with cable or satellite TV, and a variety of other hardware
and
software components, all of which must work together. By requiring a new PC
for
the first version, we felt we could consumers a better package that ready
to go,
off the shelf. It should be easy to buy and set up. We want people to be
successful when they use Media Center, not frustrated.
Secondly, we
are
really defining a new class of PCs that is more powerful and media
savvy--not
just another inexpensive PC. We hope the Media Center PC will define a new
standard for media capabilities, and enable new innovation in media on
personal
computers. For example, IEEE-1394 is a great connectivity standard, but
many PCs
still don't have it, and therefore there is less third-party innovation.
With
Media Center Edition, we are defining a new category of PCs with a more
compelling standard for their capabilities, including more powerful
processors,
better graphics, DVD, 1394, and so on.
We did those things in the
first
version, and made it a PC-only product. But as the category gets going, we
hope
to make it available to people on their existing PCs. But we need PCs to be
more
powerful and capable out of the box first.
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