image I've never really seen Microsoft as a "skaterat" kind of company, but apparently they've decided to adopt the term "Freestyle" for their new media station version of XP. Tom's Hardware condenses the concept well: "Freestyle - this is just a media focused customization of a Windows XP PC with the added twist of moving the control from WIMP to a remote control. It's a set of technologies that will allow you to use remote control and move your PC with a remote control, which is another way of saying of using your PC as a media server for your consumer electronics needs. Streaming video, and audio; digital picture frames on a network. High-tech stuff.
The remote control of Freestyle helps to take your mind off the fact that you are using a $1,000 PC to do the job of a $100 CD player, but that's not the point. The point is to get consumers to view the PC in a new light, and not just as a tool or geeky game box. "
Amazing. Microsoft's only say 6 years behind the average college student on this one in figuring out that you can use use your computer as a substitute (albeit poor) for the standard TV and stereo, thanks to some speakers and a remote control. The mind reels.
