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Can't compare the two
That's why Apple makes QuickTime for Windows and OSX.
That's why Real makes players for Windows, OSX and Linux.

Because if they didn't, they would cut themselves out of 95% of the market. The reverse simply can't be said.

The only reasons I can see for not making WMP for the Mac are
1) technical incompetence,

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there currently a version of WMP for Mac? So technically, they are able to.

2) trying to use access to media as
leverage to get you to buy a Windows machine over a Mac

The argument was always that Microsoft used its monopoly on the desktop to move in on the media market. Now you are saying that Microsoft wants to use its monopoly on the media market to improve its monopoly on the desktop market? What? How does Microsoft have a monopoly on media if 60% of all portable media players will not play WMA? Now you are just getting desperate.

I propose 3) Microsoft does not want to spend the manpower maintaining an application that no Apple users want and at best will give them access to another 5% of the market (assuming that everyone who owns a Mac doesn't also have access to a Windows PC). This makes most sense to me but then what do I know, I don't think different. happy
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Guess M$ can't clean up after there mess  djcobb44 | 01/12/06
awesome  Jeff Spicoli | 01/12/06
This Was Already True Before WMP OSX Was Canned  Edward Meyers | 01/12/06
Incomprehensible  Richard Flude | 01/12/06
M$ is a joke  DarthRidiculous | 01/12/06
Wrong Information  ShadeTree | 01/13/06
I don't care to count those, but you missed...  nucrash | 01/13/06
Makes sense  PB_z | 01/12/06
Doesn't make sense  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Plans for VirtualPC?  FirstNLastN | 01/12/06
who cares  toxicfreak | 01/12/06
Been persuaded...  mikeybrass | 01/13/06
As said before, you weren't using it  Boot_Agnostic | 01/13/06
Mac support (you mean)  314 | 01/13/06
Reading Microsoft like a book...  nucrash | 01/13/06
This is news?  Rick_K | 01/13/06
here's a tissue (continue crying...)  314 | 01/13/06
Monopoly abuse?  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Pretty much...  nucrash | 01/13/06
WMP is a money maker  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Then Microsoft just wants to be competitive  nucrash | 01/13/06
Monopoly restrictions  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Apple is still Paranoid  nucrash | 01/13/06
It's not paranoid if they're really out to get you  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Flip4Mac is nice  tic swayback | 01/13/06
here's a tissue (continue crying...)  314 | 01/13/06
Fair is fair  tic swayback | 01/13/06
My idea...  314 | 01/13/06
Why a player for the Mac makes sense  tic swayback | 01/13/06
Can't compare the two  NonZealot | 01/13/06
The Latest Version is Not Supported  Edward Meyers | 01/13/06
Why give up 10-20% of the market?  tic swayback | 01/13/06
20%-30%  Edward Meyers | 01/13/06
They Want To Use Media To Force You Into Windows X  Edward Meyers | 01/13/06
Oh happy day!  Userama | 01/13/06
Still can't watch MSNBC video on it.  mlindl | 01/14/06
Do you people share a common brain stem?  ti994aer | 01/16/06

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