OwlWhacker writes “RealNetworks demonstrated a version of a product known as “Windows XP Embedded” to show the operating system could work well without Windows Media Player, a source familiar with the case said. The product seemed to work fine to many of those sitting in the hearing room, the source said.”
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Microsoft rival has used show-and-tell to make its point that the software giant need not cripple its popular Windows operating system to comply with EU regulators’ demands, a source familiar with the case has said.
The demonstration came on Friday, the last day of a three-day hearing to help the European Commission decide on charges that Microsoft abused its dominance over personal computer operating systems through Windows, found on over 90 percent of computers.
Link: Reuters.co.uk
