In this Windows, N stands for 'no'
Microsoft was ordered to offer a version of Windows without a bundled media player, as part of the European Commission's wide-ranging order against the company last year. The revamped Windows XP N will be available to computer makers in mid-June.
Credit: Microsoft
If it costs more than the version with Media Player wouldnt that be kind of counter to the intention of the EU ruling?
What a rediculous waste of time and money. I hear the EU is going to demand that Ford ship cars with no wheels next.
Fred Dunn
- Why does everyone hate Microsoft?
- by KoolKat2500 June 18, 2005 1:29 PM PDT
- I don't see anyone suing Apple over iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, and all of the other crap they put on their OS! On the Mac that my dad has, he doesn't use ANY non-Apple software for HIS media playing (well, lack there of). Main reason: he doesn't know how to change defaults. Still, back to the topic, what good will this do? Will it actually HELP anyone? All it's doing is pleasing the European Gov't, that's all. You CAN uninstall WinMedia Player! It's not hat hard! But nooo, Europe's Gov't just HAS to be on RealOne's side and say "If you don't do this, your screwed," basically. So use whatever media player you want, just don't make a big fuss about it!!!!!
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