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JTScribe
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by JTScribe » Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:21 pm
http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/21/micros ... fb&ncid=fb'
Any rumors as to whether or not it has Media Center? I don't have much hope . . .
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makryger
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by makryger » Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:08 pm
I'd be surprised if they kept Media Center in Windows 9... For Windows 8, it bounced in and out of existence in various 'preview' versions, and the WMC community peer-pressured them into answering us and getting it back in,in the end.
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STC
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by STC » Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:30 pm
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mcewinter
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by mcewinter » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:11 pm
MC is already established in their store, and 9 will probably just be an improved 8 very much like 7 was to Vista. I'll bet a dollar they keep it as is.
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STC
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by STC » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:27 pm
^ If they do I can't wait for all the 'Windows 9 broke my MC widget' posts
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IownFIVEechos
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by IownFIVEechos » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:28 pm
^ And is the echo compatible?
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holidayboy
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by holidayboy » Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:51 pm
^ Xbone won't be - that's for sure!
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Ed
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by Ed » Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:43 am
So start menu (natively), windowed metro apps (natively) and mutliple desktops (natively) over Win 8.x. That's all I've heard so far - anything else rumored to be in it? Oh, newer DirectX too. That's all I can think of.
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STC
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by STC » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:50 pm
Maybe a more wooey window animation on startup. Should be good.
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Ed
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by Ed » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:33 pm
Oh, and Cortana is supposed to be in it; forgot about that. And a notification center (finally).