Thomas Hawk’s Digital Connection has a rave review of the new Windows Media Player 10:
Having used the program for a number of years I think it is quite simply a brilliant piece of software — a masterpiece developed by extremely talented engineers in so many ways. Even more spectacular is that is free. Microsoft gives it away. If Microsoft didn’t give this software away I’d gladly pay money for it. I love it.
He lists nine good points and five bad points. When I get some time, I’ll offer some responses to the criticism, because there are some easy work-arounds.
Anyway, I have to say I love WMP 10 as well. I use it all the time and have few complaints. As for the music store, I just don’t care. I don’t believe in paying 99 cents a track for inferior copies of the original tracks on CD.
Ed Bott 