Ron Schenone

‘Windows Fiji’ To Focus On HDTV Support

Posted by on Jun 12, 2008 | 11 Comments

Over at Windows Vista Magazine, they are reporting that sources close to Microsoft have indicated that ‘Windows Fiji’ is coming sometime in 2008. The original update was scheduled to be included in Vista SP1, but was delayed. The update will include HDTV support for Microsoft’s Media Center.

In the article it states:

Microsoft is working on an update to Windows Media Center which will focus on improved HDTV support, better internet integration and boosted performance in video and audio playback.

Rumors have surrounded the update, which has been codenamed ‘Fiji’ for about a year.

Sources close to Microsoft told Windows Vista: The Official Magazine that the update was due to be integrated into the Windows Vista SP1 update in March, but developers were rerouted to work on the Zune.

It seems that development is steaming ahead, and release is slated for later this year.

Once could conclude that if for some reason this update does not make it this year, it will be included with  the release of Windows 7. :-)

Comments welcome.

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  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/theoracle/ the oracle

    Guess Vista Ultimate is ‘ultimate’ in the same way that Sprint offers ‘unlimited’ use of the internet on its Unlimited plans.

    I’ve seen no figures on the number of Vista Ultimate copies ‘sold’ , but if the media center functionality isn’t folded in at some point I can smell a lawsuit brewing.

  • http://twitter.com/ds2600 William Bunce

    Except their DoJ oversight ends tomorrow (on my birthday!) so I don’t foresee them attempting to dominate, even though, I truly believe they could.

  • meyer-33

    I think you’re right. If Microsoft plays their cards right, this could be very nice integration for consumers.

  • Anonymous

    Short Answer: No

  • http://twitter.com/Gallifrey103 Alexander Sigsworth

    I feel a bit a song coming on…

    • http://chris.pirillo.com/ Chris Pirillo

      Oh, I’m a lumberjack…

  • http://twitter.com/Gallifrey103 Alexander Sigsworth

    I feel a bit a song coming on…

  • http://twitter.com/Wonkijoker Martín Axel Llorca

    totally true, but i hope it doesn’t happen, i used to see apple that way, although i love apple products i am typing this on a macbook air lol, but you are right, apple’s install base it’s really small, and it’s true microsoft had no need to buy skype, even though in my experience skype worked better than microsoft videochat,

    so, i know this is gonna sound stupid but, start learning linux if you want to be free in the future

  • http://twitter.com/GideonSassoon Gideon Sassoon

    I don’t think twitter is going to die, with so much on the web, if you made a twitter feed that had an unlimited amount of text it would be a mess, because people would express themselves in too many words
    The phase “short and sweet” comes to mind (240 characters maybe)

  • http://twitter.com/randorolian Ross Parker

    I disagree with the point about text. Most people prefer to chat in text, it’s quicker, and to be honest, feels more comfortable in a lot of situations. Sure, video chatting will continue to evolve and grow, but it will never be as popular as text chat, because that was made for things like the internet, know what I mean? Imagine Twitter, but instead of text Tweets, you record a minute video and post that, of you updating yourself. It doesn;t work, does it? Video chat will be big, with Microsoft’s aqcuisition of Skype, FaceTime hopefully being extended to PC’s, and Google evolving Talk, but it will never be as popular or easy as texting.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001150017782 Patrick O’Beirne Jr

    I’ve been waiting for the new microsoft republic to rise casting away this i empire we live in today….