Paul Thurrott on Front Row

It is safe to assume that Front Row is a hit amongst most Mac users, at least judging from the reaction of C.K.'s post with video of Front Row running on a Mac mini. However, some Windows folks, most notably Paul Thurrott, are crying foul.

Paul argues that Front Row is a weak attempt that emulating Microsoft's Media Center software, that can do a lot more. However, he also points out that this is Apple's first step into this area and he expects good things to come.

I haven't had a chance to play with Front Row myself, but my new iMac just shipped so I will have a full review up here shortly. That being said it is true that Front Row is much more limited than a similar machine running Media Center, but if Apple is known for anything it is for selling a product that does a few things very well rather than everything not so well.

Thanks, Mark.