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   WMP has long supported playing MP3.  It doesn't include a builtin MP3 =
encoder probably because there is a per-unit royalty.  There are third =
party providers of MP3 encoders.  I never encode in MP3 so I never = cared.

   As for why you would be interested, I can't say as I have no idea =
what does or does not matter to you.  You can visit =
http://windowsmedia.com/9series/home.asp and read up on the details or =
view the demos and make your own decision.

Rich

  "Dave Ings"  wrote in message =
news:3e1cb822$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Is there a short list of reasons somewhere why I might be interested?

  I continue to use Winamp Classic and/or RealOne V2 and/or MusicMatch =
V7.x, depending on the task, and past releases of WMP were quite simply =
not remotely competitive with these products, function-wise. (I.e. I = gave
up caring a long time ago.)

  Also, without MP3 support, I don't care from the get-go. Does WMP V9 =
finally provide MP3 support?
  --=20
  Regards,
  Dave Ings,
  Toronto, Canada
  =20
    "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e1ba765$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       For those that care, the final WMP9 can be downloaded from =
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/player.aspx.  The =
final Encoder, SDKs, et al are also available.  The player supports =
Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

    Rich
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Rich
 

  "Dave Ings" <ings{at}sympatico.ca>">mailto:ings{at}sympatico.ca">ings{at}sympatico.ca>
wrote in =
message news:3e1cb822$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Is there a short list of reasons somewhere why I =
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  interested?
   
  I continue to use Winamp Classic and/or =
RealOne V2=20
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  quite simply not remotely competitive with these products, =
function-wise.=20
  (I.e. I gave up caring a long time ago.)
   
  Also, without MP3 support, I don't care from the =
get-go.=20
  Does WMP V9 finally provide MP3 support?
  -- Regards,Dave Ings,Toronto,
Canada 
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3e1ba765$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       For
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    Rich

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