Windows Media Player 9 update delayed

eWEEK has an interesting article about Windows Media Player (WMP). Supposedly, Microsoft should have patched WMP9 some time ago, but the patch hasn't come out to the public yet. It is unclear what the actual problem is, althought Microsoft said it's looking forward to update the DRM scheme and fix a security problem related to .wmv files handling. However, these issues have been fixed in WMP10 on Feb. 15.

 "When this issue first cropped up, we mapped out a plan to address it for our users. This plan entailed updating Windows Media Player 10 first," Microsoft program manager Marcus Matthias said at the time.

"[We are] currently working on an update for Windows Media Player 9 Series…We will let you know as soon as this update is available."

Six weeks later, the WMP9 fix is not yet available and no one at Microsoft can explain the delay.

Read the full article at eWEEK.

Source: eWEEK

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