On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:30:28 -0500, "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam>
wrote:

>It's also exactly why the European Commisson forced Microsoft to 'unbind'
>Windows Media Player from Microsoft Operating Systems. In the European
>Union, when you buy a Microsoft Operating System, Windows Media Player is
>not part of it.

That statement is Nonsense (r).

You can opt to purchase "Windows XP N" with reduced media
functionality, if you prefer. Most people given the choice would have
as much functionality enabled as possible given the pricing is
identical. Hence windows N sells virtually no copies, and is just a
marketing exercise to keep the EU happy.

Cheers - Neil
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