I‘ve finally figured out what makes Windows XP Media Center unique. Or rather, what you get if you decide to buy Media Center1 instead of (say) Windows XP Home edition:
- Dancers. I’m not kidding. It’s like the bonzi-buddy but then in “The One Microsoft Way”™.
- A simplified front-end for Windows Media Player 10 with ‘Fisher-Price’-like buttons. You can’t miss it.
- Windows Messenger. LOL! ROFLMASKHAIDO! (When Media Center starts, it automatically loads up Windows Messenger. I haven’t figured out why that might be necessary)
- An extra Media Center theme that hurts the eyes.
All jokes aside, ‘Windows Dancer’ dancer Amanda is actually an amazing dancer.
1 Actually, I don’t think you can buy MediaCenter right off the shelves (It’s OEM-only, I believe)