September 20, 2000 ZapMedia and Microsoft Team to Provide Windows Media Support On Breakthrough ZapStation Digital Entertainment Appliance ZapMedia to Integrate Windows Media Audio and Video Support Into New Broadband Entertainment Services
September 18, 2000 Microsoft Acquires Pacific Microsonics Inc. Developer of HDCD Digital Audio Technology to Bring Advanced Sound Engineering To Digital Media Efforts
September 11, 2000 Multiplatinum-Selling Recording Artist Faith Hill Premieres New Song Exclusively in Windows Media Download Comes With Custom Faith Hill Skin for Windows Media Player 7
August 2, 2000 Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 Shatters Records With Over 3.4 Million Downloads in First 10 Days Eclipses the Fastest-Selling Album Ever in Its First Week
August 2, 2000 Worldwide Popularity of Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 Over 3.4 million people worldwide have downloaded the new all-in-one player at a rate of nearly four downloads every second.
July 17, 2000 Microsoft Delivers Industry’s Most Advanced Digital Media Platform With Windows Media Technologies 7 Industry’s Leading Audio, Video, Rights Management and Scalability Available to Consumers, Content Providers, Service Providers, Enterprises and Application Developers Worldwide
July 17, 2000 DiscoverMusic.com Makes 2.5 Million Song Previews Available In Windows Media DiscoverMusic.com Supplies CDNOW, Virgin Megastore and Other Online Music Retailers With Massive Library of Song Samples in Windows Media Format
July 17, 2000 EMI Recorded Music and Microsoft Unveil the Largest Single Release Of Digital Music by a Music Company Over 100 of EMI’s Most Popular CDs and Singles Now Available for Secure Digital Download In the Windows Media Form
July 17, 2000 Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 Brings Click and Play Digital Media To Millions Around the Globe Acclaimed All-in-One Player Offers Users the Easiest Way to Experience Digital Media Today
July 17, 2000 Microsoft Releases Windows Media Technologies 7 The company today announced the release of its new platform for authoring, delivering and playing high-quality digital media.
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