Looks like Microsoft is starting to gear up more for the release later this year of it’s successor to Vista, Windows 7.
Last week they leaked a beta version of the new OS which so far is getting good reviews, apparently being faster than both XP and Vista at general computing tasks (according to CNET).
I personlly am looking forward to some more Media Center features. We’ve been using VMC (Vista Media Center) at home now for quite some time and it’s really pretty good (and stable! It never crashes for us, never!) – it’s much better at PC on TV stuff than the Apple TV I had previously ever was, and it’s replaced Linda’s laptop for web browsing on a day to day basis.
With so much convergence happening now, and the freesat system up and running over here in the UK offering HD channels from BBC and ITV i hope Windows 7 will be a step up for me when it’s released later this year.
Anyway, here’s a video MS have released showing the evolution of Media Center over the years – and it looks like it has a solid future yet – something the members over at The Green Button, the definitive media center blog (recently purchased by MS however, but they seem to be doing a decent job of it so far and not being too heavy handed), will be happy to hear (me included!)
