Changing Channels, on the PC "If the placement conundrum doesn't bother you, you'll find the Windows XP Media Center Edition nicely designed and really fun to use. In fact, you may like it so much that you'll trade in your Swarm card for a membership in AGAMOTWCR.: Americans Who Grudgingly Admit That Microsoft Occasionally Takes a Worthwhile Creative Risk."
Much more positive review than WSJ link below.