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| Time: 09:04 EST/14:04 GMT | News Source: BetaNews | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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A European court has denied Microsoft's request to suspend antitrust remedies levied by the EU last March, ordering the company to immediately ship a version of Windows without its bundled media player. The WMP-free versions of Windows XP Home and Professional will tentatively go by the moniker "Reduced Media Edition," BetaNews has learned. The new Windows XP RME will ship to European OEMs in January and make its way to retail outlets by February. Pricing will remain the same as current Windows XP editions, Microsoft says. | ||
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| #1 By 143 (68.248.128.63) at 12/24/2004 11:52:03 AM |
| If you use nLite to slipstream XP SP2 the WMP can be removed. |
| #2 By 12071 (203.217.26.160) at 12/24/2004 7:28:40 PM |
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#1 The real question is... Why do you need a program such as nLite to be able to remove a media player from your OS?
#2 Reduced functionality is praising it don't you think. Max 3 processes - that sounds like "Windows XP: Almost No Functionality Edition". |
| #3 By 37 (67.37.29.142) at 12/27/2004 1:34:47 PM |
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"#8 It's because this isn't a move that's going to automatically get Apple's program onto 95% of peoples' computers. "
Poor excuse. However, the laws in the U.S. allow you to BE a monopoly, but not abuse your monopoly. I find no abuse in bundling media player, as they have done for the PAST 10 YEARS. |
| #4 By 3339 (172.159.80.132) at 12/27/2004 3:15:43 PM |
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"Ok, so why is it that Apple is free to bundle iTunes with Mac OS (and everything else they sell), but MS is so "evil" for including WMP?"
Because iTunes is a separate app that can be deleted, unlike WMP. "I agree with anti-monopolistic practices and rulings if they are fair, but come on, be consistent!" It is consistent. When was Apple brought up on antitrust charges by either the U.S. or the EU? "iTunes is beneficial to no one but Apple (as far as companies go), WMP isn't geared exclusively to MS." I don't know what you are talking about. iTunes seems to be benefiting quite a few companies... iTunes is on both Macs and Windows-based machines. MS has killed WMP support for other platforms. (The Mac version supports next to nothing.) |
| #5 By 37 (24.183.41.60) at 12/27/2004 6:35:44 PM |
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I have never heard MS say that about the media/os market. Do you have a cite?
They are considered abusing their monopoly in European laws, but not in the U.S. as far as the media player is concerned. The windows media player has been their for 10 years. MS Office is the dominate force, costs substantially more than it's competing products, isn't bundled with Windows and still retains a monopoly on 90+% of the market even with freebies out there. And as you know, when OEM's sell their systems, they offer MS Office or Corel Office, and MS Office STILL costs more when choosing between the bundles. You say "Getting your application on 95% of desktops instead of having to compete to get that spot like everyone else in the market is leveraging their existing monopoly to benefit them in another market" Nobody is stopping you or anyone else from developing a better media player, better OS, and push their products out the door to compete. MS advertised, researched and became successful because of the business practice. It's up to you or any other company that isn't happy with the current choices to make those changes. I can think of one company....cough...lindows cough that is offering their OS with a free Office Suite. So now, if the world turned to Lindows, why would anyone want to leave the Lindows OS and OpenOffice suite when it's already there? Sounds like they want their own monopoly. |
| #6 By 2960 (156.80.64.173) at 12/28/2004 8:25:46 AM |
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#8,
You can drag the iTunes folder to the trash. Done. Gone. TL |
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