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The issue is portability, not Bill bashing
So you concede that there should be an easy way to port the core player code to other architectures. This they will not achieve by use of Microsoft specific codec/DRMs. This way leads to them having to have a different download file for each of the different architectures and codec/DRMs that they support. My license fee would then be paying for a whole pile of maintenance and support headaches.
I also find it amusing that you write the Mac crowd off as "a tiny % of the market". The Mac was shoved into 3rd place by desktop Linux a while ago now, with desktop Linux having half as many seats again as Mac.
Also, don't forget that the current strategy does not include Windows 98, or Windows Vista.
Andrew Meredith
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