For those who care, Windows Media Player 9 (Final) is coming out today at noon PST.

Personally, I would like to see MS make something smaller than the previous version but c'est la vie. The audio portion is significantly boosted with 24 bit, 96kHz support as well as a lossless codec (ala Perfect Clarity Audio).

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.asp