Microsoft includes Windows Media Player for free also, and nobody has to use it if they don't want to. However, they EVENTUALLY willy need to play a WMV file. Also, the EU does still seem to have a problem with WMP's inclusion.
Just for the sake of argument, what about other companies doing the same thing? Can you use Mac OS X without having iTunes, iPhoto, Quicktime, Safari, etc. installed? Let's say I like Konfabulator better than Dashboard. Is it possible to uninstall the latter?
I believe that the playing field should be kept level, and that other companies should be treated just as Microsoft was by the EU.
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Microsoft includes Windows Media Player for free also, and nobody has to use it if they don't want to. However, they EVENTUALLY willy need to play a WMV file. Also, the EU does still seem to have a problem with WMP's inclusion.
Just for the sake of argument, what about other companies doing the same thing? Can you use Mac OS X without having iTunes, iPhoto, Quicktime, Safari, etc. installed? Let's say I like Konfabulator better than Dashboard. Is it possible to uninstall the latter?
I believe that the playing field should be kept level, and that other companies should be treated just as Microsoft was by the EU.