Windows Media Center discontinued?

[cellsee6]

I am running Windows Media Center on a Windows 7 Pro pc.

Recently I found a web post:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/rip-windows-media-center/

it says Windows Media Center has been discontinued. If this is true, what other well running and well supported alternatives are there?

[Scallica]

This topic has been discussed ad nauseam on this forum. We don't need another thread. Use the search function to find all of your answers.