Whats new in Windows XP for digital music fans?
Fester: We talked to many different types of users — students, parents, professionals, even children — to understand what they’re doing with music today and what they want to do in the future. Then we applied that learning to the whole range of digital music experiences, making Windows XP easier and smarter from end to end — from music discovery and playback to management and carrying music on custom CDs and new portable audio devices. For example, we made discovering and managing music much easier by introducing a new “My Music” folder, which was added to the Start Menu alongside the “My Documents” and “My Pictures” folders. “My Music” features include album art thumbnail images to quickly and easily identify a favorite album. Users can even play albums and burn CDs right out of the folder. We spent a lot of time improving the overall playback experience — it’s fast and it’s fun with the visualizations, album art and even lyrics support. Smart features such as Intelligent Media Ma
