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Story: Pricing scuppers Media Player-free XP
Posted by: Mark Grosskopf (Monday 27 June 2005, 8:56 PM)
Microsoft is walking a narrow line here. As part of the decree/settlement from Kollar-Kotely (I think that's how you spell it), Microsoft had to meet certain guidelines as to whatfeatures/tools/apps can be integrated in the OS. Among them were these:
* Wasn't marketed as a stand-alone app prior to integration.
*Wasn't commercially available as a tool prior to integration.
Remember IE was never "sold", it was always a free download, or installed by default.
If MS changes the price for XP-N (charges less), then they admit is has commercial value, possibly getting cross-wise of the above criteria.
Anything, according to Microsoft, that they choose to integrate into the OS, and is not offered for sale or as a stand-alone app, is eligible for integration. Hence, they will never *sell* anything they want to use as a club on the competition.
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Story: Pricing scuppers Media Player-free XP
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Doesn't matter if Microsoft integrates something o... Arthur B.
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Chris Rankin :" suppose the EU's legal requirement... Smithy
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Chris Rankin : "1998: I remember it well...
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Chris Rankin : "This was precisely why the EU was... Smithy
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Arthur B : "Competition works. Competition inspire... Smithy
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Smithy: Microsoft must offer XP-N for sale in... Chris Rankin
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Microsoft's spokesperson said "Microsoft... Lupa
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Chris Rankin : "Wow, a spokesperson for... Smithy
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EU Drongocrats when will you pillocks learn? Stop... Andy Dale
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Hi, think Windows XP could be cut back further, Wi... Carol M Kemp
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"Carl M Kemp" or whatever : "Hi, think Windows XP... Smithy
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Lupa : "This is very interesting comment. If so, h... Smithy
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Chris Rankin, : "And yes, I.E. was included in Win... Smithy
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Chris Rankin : "And Smithy: For the record, the In... Smithy
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Smithy: Open Source is a development process... Chris Rankin
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Clearly there are lunatics everywhere...... Jonathan Webb
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Either Smithy is on a mission to wi... Paul Tansom
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Chris Rankin : "Now please calm down. You are rant... Smithy
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Chris Rankin : "Open Source is a development proce... Smithy
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Smithy, Microsoft started taking huge chunks out o... Arthur B.
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Paul Tansom : "open source nuts, a group that is f... Smithy
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Smithy, any idea how many Microsoft loving sales m... Arthur B.
