Well folks, it would seem to me that Scoble has unleashed his wishlist for the future of Windows Media Player. The one thing that really caught my eye was the desire to see more API development. Go Scoble!

Thanks to some a-holes running a DOS against Dave Winer’s comment server, Scoble is asking for the Media Center wish list:

Since my comments are down, come on over to Channel 9 and tell us what you want in Media Player. Or, write on your own blog. Or talk on your podcast. Or shoot on your vblog.

So what should be in Windows Media Player 11?

- What does Apple do that Microsoft doesn’t do (often)? Make aesthetically pleasing stuff. Time to redesign the Media Player. It’s about as interesting looking as a pet rock. Open the M$ vaults and pay for some really cool looking default design. And get rid of the standard gray tabbed option boxes, please. Those things are 1995. Yes, I realize WMP can be skinned without too much trouble, but the default skin shouldn’t be the plain design, it should be something slick and cool looking. The first look should be “wow!” instead of “oh.”
- Quit with the default checked page take overs on installation. If users have to uncheck a bunch of boxes to stop their homepage and default search from being changed that’s irritating. [Read the rest]