![]() ![]() Built-in streaming media support, advanced search and P3P security topped my list of favorites. Some of the new features in Internet Explorer 6-the beta comes with Windows XP or can be downloaded separately from the Web-are slick. ![]() Microsoft also delivers nicely on making the Internet a cool place to work, learn or play. Windows Media Player 8 also serves up crisp DVD movie playback and booming sound-so good I made a bundle selling popcorn and soda to the neighbors. Yes, Virginia, CD-RW drives are good for something other than burning music CDs full of Napster-heisted songs. Not only does Microsoft provide built-in CD-RW functionality, the company makes backing up data to CD media a snap. Only the kitchen sink is missing, and I am sure it's coming in a future Windows XP update for plumbing appliances.īecause of this approach, Windows XP plugs some of the holes found in Mac OS X. ![]() If the company does not offer a feature but thinks someone might want it, that gets integrated into Windows. Microsoft, by contrast, takes a kitchen-and-sink approach to Windows.
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