COMDEX: New partners join Microsoft Media Center
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Today, Microsoft announced that four new PC maker partners will sell Media Center PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE). Gateway, Alienware, Cyberpower and ABS are all unveiling new Media Center PC designs this week at the Fall COMDEX 2002 tradeshow, all of which will be made available immediately or within days. Coming just weeks after the launch of XP MCE, this announcement comes as somewhat of a surprise: Microsoft had previously said that it was working with other partners on Media Center PCs, but I hadn't expected this many new partners so quickly. And perhaps even more exciting is news that many of the new Media Center PCs will ship in innovative form factors and a wide range of price points, making the products accessible to more users.