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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Windows => Topic started by: glynor on May 12, 2015, 05:46:00 pm

Title: Windows Media Center Is Dead - Long Live JRiver Media Center
Post by: glynor on May 12, 2015, 05:46:00 pm

I was listening to the latest episode of Windows Weekly (https://overcast.fm/+BUu6mTk0) today in my car and there was a whole section about the Windows Media Center fanatics and their impending butthurt when they find out that Windows Media Center is dead (http://www.zdnet.com/article/rip-windows-media-center/).

I thought...

Great marketing opportunity.  In the show, Leo even asked "there are alternatives out there, right?" and Paul and Mary Jo both said "yeah, sure" and then couldn't name any.

Maybe a well timed ad in July (http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/20/8456049/windows-10-launch-late-july-claims-amd) on a podcast or two?  Maybe just an email (though that is, to some degree, preaching to the choir)?

Dunno.  Made me think of you guys.

Title: Re: Windows Media Center Is Dead - Long Live JRiver Media Center
Post by: JimH on May 12, 2015, 07:21:15 pm

We're definitely watching it.  Thanks.

You're Chief Marketing Officer now.  Your first assignment is to make a big stink.

Title: Re: Windows Media Center Is Dead - Long Live JRiver Media Center
Post by: glynor on May 12, 2015, 07:26:36 pm

Considering that we had steamed cabbage for dinner, that might not be a problem.  :-[ :D

Title: Re: Windows Media Center Is Dead - Long Live JRiver Media Center
Post by: JimH on May 12, 2015, 07:30:55 pm

:) ;)

I love cabbage.

Title: Re: Windows Media Center Is Dead - Long Live JRiver Media Center
Post by: glynor on May 12, 2015, 10:30:52 pm

Quote from: JimH on May 12, 2015, 07:30:55 pm

I love cabbage.

I do too, if prepared well.

Title: Re: Windows Media Center Is Dead - Long Live JRiver Media Center
Post by: rec head on May 13, 2015, 07:15:16 am

All I ever hear mentioned on podcasts is Kodi. Marketing somewhere like TWiT (Leo is into Pono and buys Hi-Res) would probably be a good idea but man this board would really be lighting up.

Title: Re: Windows Media Center Is Dead - Long Live JRiver Media Center
Post by: JimH on May 13, 2015, 07:21:24 am

The press often follow others.  They read other articles and write similar ones.

Six months ago, Tidal was Wimp.  Nobody had heard of it.  Then the press found it.  Jay Zee found it.  Tidal was a star.  That lasted about two weeks before the press started writing about Tidal's woes.

But Leo is a good guy.  We should shower him with attention.  Unfortunately, he has a lot of ground to cover.  I did have a very brief conversation with him a couple months ago when he said something nice about our player for Pono.