WMP 11 has been on the news for XP, is a reluctance to disclose thenames of the Microsoft employees issued, Microsoft in May 17 had issueda public version of RTM forthcoming release later this year, thefastest on the 14th next month.
Following is the updated list and RTM WMP before the improvements :
Features in WMP 11 for XP (June 06) :
* New UI
* Support for better synchronization for portable devices
* Album "stacks" of album art
* Indexed libraries with search-as-you-type 3-6
* User controlled downgrade of quality for DRM content to allow for smaller files
* DRM content will contain metadata that shows what the user is allowed to do with the file
* Includes Microsoft and MTV 's Urge Shakespeare store
Features in WMP 11 for Vista (King 07) :
* Everything that is in the WMP 11 for XP
* Playing content (including DRM) on your PC from another PC or device
* Viewing content from the Vista Media Available on PCs or other digital devices, such as Tivo
* Playback of High Value video content
* shelf integration with Windows Media Player
* Content Indexer change notification to sync My Music and WMP library
* Fullscreen DVD playback enhancements
* DRM Transcode
* High quality video streaming over home networks
* Media foundation for playback
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/default.aspx