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Thu, 25 March 2004 19:32

smwScott
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Thing is you are not forced to use Windows Media. Windows Media is a plug-in developed by MS, so why should they be forced to remove it from being included in their OS'? That is like telling GM that they have to put a Ford engine in their cars.

As other people have said, it's more like telling GM they can't use a GM radio or whatever than engine. Telling them not to use the engine would be comparable to a court saying MS must uses Apples source code.

And anyway, although you're not forced to use Windows Media it makes it extremely hard for competition to sell their product. If this software comes standard then many people won't bother to look for any alternatives - or even know that there are alternatives. It totally destroys the marketplace and makes it to where there's very little competition. As ACK said, most of the competition sucks, this is because there's no way that anyone can compete with something that comes free on 90% of all computers. There are better media players out there but few people know about them, if Microsoft didn't have such a monopoly over the industry then we would have much higher quality products.

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		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Xtrm2Matt on Thu, 25 March 2004 00:48
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: NHJ BV on Thu, 25 March 2004 02:16
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: spreegem on Thu, 25 March 2004 05:54
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Deactivated on Thu, 25 March 2004 06:43
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Xtrm2Matt on Thu, 25 March 2004 08:58
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Xtrm2Matt on Thu, 25 March 2004 08:59
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: DanSolo on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:07
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Xtrm2Matt on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:18
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: K9Trooper on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:22
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: KIRBY098 on Thu, 25 March 2004 09:42
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: NHJ BV on Thu, 25 March 2004 10:20
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: K9Trooper on Thu, 25 March 2004 10:50
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: NHJ BV on Thu, 25 March 2004 11:55
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Vitaminous on Thu, 25 March 2004 13:51
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Cpo64 on Thu, 25 March 2004 14:07
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: smwScott on Thu, 25 March 2004 14:09
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: K9Trooper on Thu, 25 March 2004 14:30
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Vitaminous on Thu, 25 March 2004 15:34
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: xptek_disabled on Thu, 25 March 2004 15:45
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Cpo64 on Thu, 25 March 2004 15:49
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Aircraftkiller on Thu, 25 March 2004 17:11
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: smwScott on Thu, 25 March 2004 19:32
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Aircraftkiller on Thu, 25 March 2004 19:38
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: SuperFlyingEngi on Thu, 25 March 2004 19:50
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Aircraftkiller on Thu, 25 March 2004 20:13
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: DarkDemin on Thu, 25 March 2004 20:42
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Demolition man on Fri, 26 March 2004 03:29
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: KIRBY098 on Fri, 26 March 2004 04:27
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Demolition man on Fri, 26 March 2004 05:11
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Demolition man on Fri, 26 March 2004 05:37
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: smwScott on Fri, 26 March 2004 14:17
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: IRON FART on Fri, 26 March 2004 15:22
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: rm5248 on Fri, 26 March 2004 17:13
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: SuperFlyingEngi on Fri, 26 March 2004 21:36
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: xptek_disabled on Fri, 26 March 2004 21:48
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: NHJ BV on Sun, 28 March 2004 05:40
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: abakshi on Sun, 28 March 2004 10:56
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: IRON FART on Sun, 28 March 2004 15:03
		OT: Microsoft have a nice big fine! By: Carl on Mon, 29 March 2004 10:04

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