"Ben" <benjimen@mail.com> wrote in message
news:9BE0BE76-CFF7-43D9-814A-739F216468FD@microsoft.com...
>A new level of pettiness

<see response below to this top-poster's post>

>
> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:ezbIlxkIHHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:bl5bo2942kdoi4aej9ko1gots5r0p9op40@4ax.com...
>>> 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
>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2006
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
>>
>> Read the article at the link you snipped without indicating you performed
>> a snip.
>>
>> Here's the link again:
>>
>> http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/...65&pagtype=all
>>
>> If you don't like that article, there are many others you can Google.
>>
>> Joe
>>

How so? Nevermind, don't bother responding to that question - nobody cares.

Anyway, if you, or the other poster don't want to Google for additional info
on the Euro Version of Windows, then here's a link to Microsoft's website
concerning it:

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/...edition-n.mspx

Joe