Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers
Posted by Mary Jo Foley
January 29th, 2008

Microsoft is in the midst of a quest for new testers for some kind of new Windows Media Center product, which may or may not be connected to “Fiji,” the next version of Windows Media Center Edition (MCE).

Late last week, Microsoft posted to its Connect private beta-tester site a “Windows Media Center Tester Application” survey, sources said. Microsoft is seeking a pool of testers for some new client-based product and is closing the tester application process this Friday, February 1, sources said.

One tester said he believes the survey is for Fiji, known these days as “MCE+1.” Microsoft officials would not confirm whether the survey is aimed at lining up Fiji testers. All they’d say (via a statement from a corporate spokeswoman, was:

“We are constantly developing and testing a variety of products. Asking for customer feedback is an important part of product development, ensuring that we’re moving in the right direction.”

Microsoft initially sought testers for Fiji last spring. It’s not clear whether any of the selected testers ever received any Fiji builds. Last anyone heard, Fiji was looking like a late 2008 deliverable.

ZDNet

Sounds pretty cool; I am getting set to install a TV tuner card that I bought from Woot awhile back (Busy, busy, busy....) and was wondering how that might integrate with Vista and the media center....