Microsoft argues that if it were ordered to cut out Media Player, it would be forced to offer a substandard version of Windows which would be unable to run many popular programs.
But RealNetworks demonstrated a version of a product known as "Windows XP Embedded" to show the operating system could work well without Windows Media Player, a source familiar with the case said.
RealNetworks also took issue with statistics offered by Microsoft to show that a number of makers of personal computers put RealPlayer on their products. RealNetworks said that the computer makers put RealPlayer on only a very tiny percentage of their products, the source said.
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