Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 is now available for download, and it comes complete with Microsoft / MTV’s new Urge music store. Media Player 11 will be expected to be integrated easily with Zune,
the portable media player Microsoft plans to ship this year. The device will be built by Toshiba and go head-to-head against Apple's iPod, which accounts for more than three quarters of the market, according to the NPD Group.
Here’s the list of changes from Beta 1:
- Fixes have been made for issues that occurred in the first beta release of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP.
- Additional online stores are now available. More online stores are available in this beta release of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP. For a listing of online stores that are now available, see Availability of online stores.
- Changes to sharing digital media content. The functionality of Windows Media Connect is now integrated into Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 for Windows XP as the new Media Sharing feature, which lets you enjoy the contents of your Windows Media Player library from anywhere in your home. If you have a home network (wired or wireless), you can use Windows Media Player 11 to stream the contents of your library to networked devices such as Xbox 360 or other digital media receivers. For more information, go to Digital Media at Home. Note that digital media sharing is targeted for home users; therefore, computers that are joined to a domain might experience issues when trying to share digital media.
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