The new release, dubbed “Symphony,” represents a broader licensing model than Microsoft has employed in the past with its Media Center software. An ExtremeTech analyst was able to successfully purchase the Windows Media Center Edition 2005 software as a standalone product from Directron. Directron, however, appears to be using this loophole to sell the software directly to consumers. For the first time, however, the software is being made available to legions of “system builders,” white-box makers who can purchase copies of Microsoft’s OSes through special programs. Microsoft executives said Tuesday that they do not plan to sell versions of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 at retail.
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