Microsoft is requiring consumers who want to use the latest version of Windows Media Player to upgrade to the new Windows XP operating system--a move that is reminiscent of the company´s controversial decision to tie the Internet Explorer browser with Windows.
Windows Media Player 8 will be bundled with the forthcoming Windows XP--the upgrade to Windows 95, 98, Me and 2000. A similar "tying" of Internet Explorer with the OS in 1996 is credited with helping Microsoft win the browser war against Netscape´s Navigator and has been a key issue in the antitrust case that is awaiting a decision by a federal Court of Appeals.
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Windows Media Player 8 will be bundled with the forthcoming Windows XP--the upgrade to Windows 95, 98, Me and 2000. A similar "tying" of Internet Explorer with the OS in 1996 is credited with helping Microsoft win the browser war against Netscape´s Navigator and has been a key issue in the antitrust case that is awaiting a decision by a federal Court of Appeals.
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