On Tue, Sep 19, 2000 at 10:18:20AM -0700, Bryan Drennen wrote:
> I've been doing a lot of development for CE recently, and the overall
> emphasis on the devices is for media playback. Coming from a
> Newton/Palm background, it was very strange to see this as the
> primary purpose of the device rather than as the address/datebook
> appliance I'm used to.
>
> Funny thing about this--even thought a PocketPC device comes with the
> Microsoft Media player for playing MP3s, I have yet to be able to
> build a playlist of MP3s stored on an external storage card. Go
> figure...
In a post a while ago I noted that the PocketPCs didn't come with an
MP3 player, they came with WMP. I'll have to remember the playlist.
No one would start to build an MP3 player and end at WMP - but that
furthers my bic / cricket lighter v.s. pocket furnace / flamethrower /
toaster analogy. They took WMP and added MP3, though none of the
standalone MP3 players use that UI.
You're supposed to convert them into a microsoft proprietary format
anyway. Even with the potential IP encumbarances, MP3 is too open.
And the "free" WMP is probably sufficient to kill any development of a
MP3 specific player for the Pocket PC.
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