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Question is does it cost less?
Since you can download the Media Player free already I doubt there will be prices difference. Still I can see a need if you want a stripped down OS for work purposes. If employees have no need for a Media Player why have it there in the first place.

Not having means less to install, though that means little. But the real benifit is in security. If you don't have a Windows Media Player and vulnerbility is found then there is no worries for you.
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I am sure...  Qbt | 02/26/06
They want to sell it to you twice...  jinko | 02/27/06
Uhuh?  Qbt | 02/26/06
HEY...I resemble that!  flatliner | 02/26/06
And the applications will be key...  Zogg | 02/27/06
Idiot  crampy20 | 02/27/06
Idiots  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
Privilege escalation would require exploiting a software flaw.  Zogg | 02/27/06
Not difficult to persuade people.  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
Confusioon?  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/06
Confusion? Let's try this one more time...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/06
Message has been deleted.  crampy20 | 02/27/06
Message has been deleted.  crampy20 | 02/27/06
What dream world are you in?  ajole | 02/27/06
Such Balls  crampy20 | 02/28/06
Yup malware that does nothing much at all...Very Dark indead!!! Brrrrrrrrr  Laff | 02/27/06
If you want everything and the kitchen sink ...  ShadeTree | 02/27/06
Things change with time...That's been my experience.  Laff | 02/27/06
Well then all the MS bashers will cry "bloatware"  voska | 02/27/06
The home split seems sensible.  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
To both Voska and Anton....but in my concept people  Laff | 02/27/06
Apple sells upgrades...  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
Uh huh...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/06
Uh huh... (Oy... ZDNet's got some issues again today)  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/06
Wolfie...Well since the admin people will be installing  Laff | 02/27/06
More like UNinstall...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/06
Wolfie I would think the master or ghost as my PC people  Laff | 02/27/06
PC Lifecycle  ajole | 02/27/06
What do you need  samp_z | 02/27/06
You probably don't need ....  ShadeTree | 02/27/06
ST, let's reverse your reasoning  sykandtyed | 02/27/06
Pricing is not set yet ...  ShadeTree | 02/27/06
Not so sure about that  voska | 02/27/06
See, that's non-PC thinking  ajole | 02/27/06
But that's Microsoft has always done  voska | 02/28/06
Reason for the versions  samp_z | 02/27/06
Was it the bundling itself that was at issue or was it  Laff | 02/27/06
Question is does it cost less?  voska | 02/27/06
Why change what already works?  tic swayback | 02/27/06
Isn't the OSX dock just a fancy taskbar?  ajole | 02/27/06
Close but no cigar  tic swayback | 02/28/06
Well done  Richard Flude | 02/26/06
An important milestone in every project ...  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
Multiple versions is just multiple was to charge  Fred Fredrickson | 02/27/06
But they'll all be called Windows.  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
Mac OSX is cheaper? NOPE!  ajole | 02/27/06
way cheaper = way slower  crampy20 | 02/28/06
multiple version is a pain  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
...ways to charge  Joe Donovan | 03/01/06
re: ...ways to charge  Russedl | 03/05/06
D'oh. It's called market segmentation  RexStardust | 08/29/06
Dumb Move - What a Nightmare!  jpr75_z | 02/27/06
How has anything changed?  ShadeTree | 02/27/06
One more edition?  Laff | 02/27/06
With Vista you can have one that covers ...  ShadeTree | 02/27/06
Still no need......  Laff | 02/27/06
Just because you have bought into the one ...  ShadeTree | 02/27/06
Well first of all no one puts a gun to my head and forces me  Laff | 02/27/06
Well, Jim whatever is your point?  ShadeTree | 02/27/06
Well it sounded like you were claiming some advantage  Laff | 02/27/06
customer confusion?  Russedl | 03/05/06
We can do that already...in reverse...sort of  ajole | 02/27/06
And three of those are actually dispatched in mass...  BitTwiddler | 02/27/06
just marketing no new code  Linux Geek | 02/27/06
Microsoft boxes up Vista  Loverock Davidson | 02/27/06
You think it's good?  ju1ce | 02/27/06
Yes I do  Loverock Davidson | 02/27/06
I think the other draw back...  ju1ce | 02/27/06
Maintenance costs...  Russedl | 03/05/06
Exactly  Real World | 02/27/06
Damn straight.  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/06
Damn straight. (ARGH! Feedback errors strike again)  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/06
Is Vista going to have the activation thing  wexwimpy@... | 02/27/06
Is it kind of like OSX?  MacGeek2121 | 03/02/06
I Think There Should Be Just One or Two Versions  P. Douglas | 02/27/06
Yes, all versions would come without IE, you pay $10 to enable IE, or  DonnieBoy | 02/27/06
One problem there  voska | 02/27/06
10 bucks less?  ju1ce | 02/27/06
You have it backwards.  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
Firefox is not free  Real World | 02/27/06
You're kidding right?  ju1ce | 02/27/06
You must be selective in who you convert  Real World | 02/27/06
Grandparents maybe?  ju1ce | 02/27/06
Just like those comercials  voska | 02/27/06
Searching IS an advanced web skill...  ajole | 02/27/06
Nope  Real World | 02/28/06
They may be a moron  voska | 02/28/06
ms bolted IE to the OS because they did not want people to choose  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
"don't want people to choose" ? horsepoo  RexStardust | 08/29/06
It would also...  ju1ce | 02/27/06
It's all well and good... EXCEPT...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/27/06
As far as the customer is concerned, just one version with the ability to  DonnieBoy | 02/27/06
Are you kidding?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
Bolted != Bundled  Michael Kelly | 02/27/06
Integrated is a better word than bundled.  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
And the flaw with that reasoning  Michael Kelly | 02/27/06
And the flaw with that reasoning (hopefully everything will post this time)  Michael Kelly | 02/27/06
Wasted space.  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
Well see...  Michael Kelly | 02/27/06
If I'm replacing an application because of security concerns...  Zogg | 02/27/06
Silly argument  voska | 02/27/06
Just wondering if that extends to OSX...  ajole | 02/27/06
Right, customers LOVE integration WITHOUT bundling or bolting.  DonnieBoy | 02/27/06
Right, that's why everyone switched to Linux...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
Good (if dodgy) marketing  thunderdome1 | 03/01/06
Integration means being an inseparable part...  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
How many..  Russedl | 03/05/06
Bundled or Bolted, customers don't like it.  DonnieBoy | 02/27/06
90% - 95% seem to like it fine.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
95% probably don't care  voska | 02/27/06
Ah, but it's there when you want to use it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
Now don't be a spoilsport Voska  IT_User | 02/27/06
Try XMPlay for sound...  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
I prefer WinAmp for audio  voska | 02/28/06
ms bolted the firewall to xp - my old firewall stopped working sad  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
People Don't want a stripped down OS  samp_z | 02/27/06
I agree and disagree at the same time...  ju1ce | 02/27/06
No, but people always like options. You can give everybody what they want  DonnieBoy | 02/27/06
Only 90% - 95% agree with you..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
People don't know what as OS is  IT_User | 02/27/06
optional uninstalls is all I want, no bolting apps to the os  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
This is pure insanity...  BitTwiddler | 02/27/06
You forgot about the 7th version  mlrodman@... | 02/27/06
Multiplies my QA costs by 6.  LittleGuy | 02/27/06
Not exactly!  ShadeTree | 02/28/06
If its modular, then why cant I fully uninstall IE, Windows Media Player...  xunil skcor | 02/28/06
because ms is abusing their monopoly power imo  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
didn't Bill Gates testify under oath  mobrien_12@... | 02/27/06
what' your point?  GaryN | 03/03/06
Anyone remember all that testimony?  tic swayback | 02/27/06
But it's the ECC that insisted...  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
Different case  tic swayback | 02/27/06
The ECC version is an example.  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
And all these versions...  Anton Philidor | 02/27/06
But isn't that confusing?  tic swayback | 02/28/06
I would buy windows null  ajole | 02/27/06
Guess over span of time, they've worked it out  Boot_Agnostic | 02/27/06
Who has worked it out?  tic swayback | 02/27/06
How about 3 Ultimate editions  314 | 02/27/06
Since the Ultimate Edition is a superset ...  ShadeTree | 02/27/06
Solitare so real - it uses a digital pic of your kitchen table  314 | 02/27/06
People, pick one and buy it...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
Oh, so we're not allowed to tell MS  Michael Kelly | 02/27/06
Sure yoiu may rant, won't do anything.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
Do they?  tic swayback | 02/27/06
No_Ax why would ANYONE believe you?  mdsmedia | 02/28/06
Actually No Ax MS was handed the desktop market by IBM  Laff | 02/28/06
your right, ms no longer listens to consummers sad NT  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
but it sure would be nice to have a OS without all the bolted apps  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
No_Ax avoids one of his old criticisms  Chad_z | 02/27/06
Nice rant, do you have a point.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
fragmentation...  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
do we have a choice?  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
ZDNet, FIX YOUR FRIGGIN LINKS!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
Their using MS entrprise edition on MS 2000  sykandtyed | 02/27/06
Unfortunately they use *nix.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/27/06
lol  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
wow, work getting to ya - lol NT  JasonL31 | 02/28/06
Maybe giving MS too much credit, but...  ajole | 02/27/06
I pick....NONE...Linux 4 me please, no DRM to limit my fair rights!!!  xunil skcor | 02/28/06
To all of the many NBM posts on this  IT Scion | 02/28/06
Because they forked up  Boot_Agnostic | 02/28/06
Not the same  thunderdome1 | 03/01/06
Do Microsoft actually want to launch multiple versions  mrjonno | 03/01/06
MS vista  bb1040 | 03/01/06
Vista confusion  Pazooza | 03/01/06
lol, Your kidding right?  GaryN | 03/03/06
Version still Missing  st1_z | 03/02/06
what if ms went into the auto business?  GaryN | 03/03/06
You have got to be kidding me  george_park@... | 03/03/06
Vista = Edsel / OS X - Mustang?  richweed | 03/03/06
nope  livefree | 03/07/06
Microsoft  texmel | 03/22/06
They have  zal@... | 03/22/06
vista to much to pay for !  kevinsmith1168 | 09/06/06
Bad Joke of a Price Sx  buzzy1400@... | 11/02/06

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