The man behind the Media Center

The Wall Street Journal is running an interesting profile on Joe Belfiore, Microsoft's VP in charge of its Media Center division. It's fairly fluffy, yes, but it gives an interesting peek into Microsoft's Media Center strategy: Unlike the very, very slow progression of the classic Windows product line, Belfiore's team has pushed out a new version of Media Center every year, and it will be fully integrated into Windows Vista when it's (probably) launched later this year. The article also touches on the competition heating up with Apple's Front Row. Worth a look for Microsoft-watchers.

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