Windows 8 to cut SKU's from 11 to 6

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Originally Posted by Steven P Jobs

hahahahahaha that can't be a real thing

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Straight from the Windows blog. It will be paid software, only available on the Win8 Pro version.

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Originally Posted by Windows Team Blog

Windows Media Center will be available as an economical “media pack” add-on to Windows 8 Pro.

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Originally Posted by James

Straight from the Windows blog. It will be paid software, only available on the Win8 Pro version.

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Oh well, I don't know many people that use it. It is ugly and bloated IMO.

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Originally Posted by Timman_24

Oh well, I don't know many people that use it. It is ugly and bloated IMO.

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I honestly love it, not to mention it's still the single piece of software that can do CableCard TV recordings. Until more providers offer IPTV that can be recorded easily, it's the only solution.

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Originally Posted by James

I honestly love it, not to mention it's still the single piece of software that can do CableCard TV recordings. Until more providers offer IPTV that can be recorded easily, it's the only solution.

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I know WMC is used a lot for recording as they have a huge compatibility list, but I'd dare to say most people only have very basic media center needs. Streaming from the PC to a device is probably the number one feature people need. A lot of people just use XBMC or Front Row for mac.