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Mike, Do me a favor
Please help me to understand from your perspective why IE or WMP (per definition applications) are so damn important to an Operating System to work. I'm so sure to do my job w/o them. Certenly I use Excel, Word, PPoint, Outlook but just don't get it why you need WMP to use standard Office applications.
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this is what happens when we (America) do not handle the probem ourselves  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
Jumping the gun  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
Yes, we must have the penalties in place during the appeal.  DonnieBoy | 03/25/04
No, I can not agree with you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/04
slight problems  prong@... | 03/24/04
hill of beans  broadway al | 03/24/04
poop mound  stephen732@... | 03/24/04
politics  broadway al | 03/24/04
Great post  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
(NT) You mean facts like Nigerian yellowcake U?  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/24/04
(NT) and the "link" between Al Quaeda and saddam?  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/24/04
(NT) and Saddam's WMD's?  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/24/04
(NT) and how much the medicare bill will actually cost?  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/24/04
You're very observant, good job  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
facts don't matter  broadway al | 03/24/04
On top of?  tic swayback | 03/24/04
Legislate from the bench?  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/24/04
Upholding?  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
blackout  gas_z | 03/24/04
Pennies  gmyx | 03/24/04
I just don't understand it...  Mike Cox | 03/24/04
Dude, it's worrying me too  BanjoPaterson | 03/24/04
U2R2 cool  Mack DaNife | 03/24/04
LOL!  AbsolutelyNot | 03/24/04
Correction...  emartin_z | 03/24/04
Mike, Do me a favor  mabricen | 03/25/04
Mikey likes it!  Canadian Kodiak | 03/25/04
Should also investigate Red Hat...  Mike Cox | 03/24/04
For what???  Grimm Reaper | 03/24/04
Re:  wmolina8@... | 03/24/04
ifs, ifs, ifs...  stephen732@... | 03/24/04
Not really  Grimm Reaper | 03/24/04
Nuclear mousetrap, eh?  Canadian Kodiak | 03/25/04
6.5  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
What my rep would do at 3am  nucrash | 03/24/04
Microsoft should just patent Linux  Eggs Ackley_z | 03/24/04
Buzzzzzz!!!!!!!! wrong  mabricen | 03/25/04
And the hist keep a comin'!!  Mack DaNife | 03/24/04
OK, I'll bite..  WhoIsDaMan | 03/24/04
:o)  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/24/04
Since....  mabricen | 03/25/04
Geez Mike, what the heck are you talking about?  agramont@... | 03/24/04
Monopoly - sure!  IT_User | 03/24/04
Oops, that's Novell.  hal9000mx | 03/24/04
6.5  nucrash | 03/24/04
laf.... nice one...  ryusen | 03/24/04
7.5 . . . (NT)  Plain Logic | 03/24/04
EU slaps record fine on Microsoft  Loverock Davidson | 03/24/04
I do that all of the time on my Domain Controllers...  Mack DaNife | 03/24/04
I do that all of the time on my Domain Controllers....  seosamh_z | 03/24/04
Who cares if it's bundled  voska | 03/24/04
no it did not  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
Did I Miss Something Here?  yzowl@... | 03/24/04
If you have concrete evidence  IT_User | 03/24/04
They do fine their own...  Pyloo | 03/25/04
Ignorance?  yzowl@... | 03/25/04
Key word: Monopoly  kirk@... | 03/25/04
The EU is a joke?  Irritated User | 03/25/04
Perhaps...  yzowl@... | 03/25/04
MS had it coming to them  Chad_z | 03/24/04
whats so hard to understand  lotta_anger | 03/24/04
Woo hoo! DRM-free WinXP.. now about that security..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/24/04
Means more cheap labor to pay for it  Anti-Globalist | 03/24/04
what does that have to do with anything?  ryusen | 03/24/04
DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB  Protector | 03/24/04
Robbed?  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
Thank U "Spoon Jabber"  sevowens | 03/24/04
Excellent points vinnym  Michael Louis | 03/24/04
This has nothing to do with supporting America  cuervo-gold | 03/24/04
So sick of hail Linux  gc@... | 03/24/04
that is exactly my point  cuervo-gold | 03/24/04
Novice or expert doesn't matter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/24/04
CUERVO IS SIPPING CUERVO too often  Protector | 03/24/04
Horse hockey!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/24/04
Horse Feathers  MacCanuck | 03/25/04
I agree -- support American companies.  lalogos | 03/24/04
The ruling is against Microsoft's practices  IT_User | 03/24/04
Baloney!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/24/04
Your answers are simple.  George Jay | 03/24/04
The history goes back even further .  seppo_hovila | 03/25/04
The again... so is Bit/No Axe...  MacCanuck | 03/25/04
No grounds to your argument.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/04
Yes, support American companies....  tic swayback | 03/24/04
Oh give me a break  voska | 03/24/04
learn the technical  ryusen | 03/24/04
Learn the history  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/24/04
Technical detail...  B.O.F.H. | 03/24/04
Hidden APIs, extremely unfair competition.  seppo_hovila | 03/25/04
If you don't like MS, USE SOEMTHING ELSE!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/04
No_Ax is not a developer!  B.O.F.H. | 03/25/04
A Level Playing Field...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/24/04
The difference is...  AbsolutelyNot | 03/24/04
re: The difference is...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/24/04
your too funny!  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
If you want that flexibility, use another product!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/24/04
Are you becoming a backdoor Linux advocate?(nt)  nite_w0lf | 03/25/04
If it meets your needs absolutely.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/04
Could be alot simpler  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
What your boss orders isn't your choice.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/04
Exactly, No_Ax  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
No Spoon, your missing the point.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/04
Re: Employer's Choice  John L. Ries | 03/26/04
Very true, on ALL points John!  Spoon Jabber | 03/27/04
not the same  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
uh, what?  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
and dumber...  Grimm Reaper | 03/24/04
... and the Cam Neelys  seppo_hovila | 03/25/04
I'm calling bullsh** here  voska | 03/24/04
let me understand you correctly...  ryusen | 03/24/04
Relax .. it's OK ...  michael-t | 03/24/04
You've said it all.  Irritated User | 03/25/04
Relax .. it's NOT ok  yzowl@... | 03/25/04
stupid is as stupid does  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
Most EXCELLENT post!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/24/04
Missing something?  seppo_hovila | 03/25/04
Yes you are.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/25/04
I Agree....  yzowl@... | 03/25/04
"It won't sink in" ... and I never expected it to.  lalogos | 03/26/04
Corporate Rights  John L. Ries | 03/26/04
DUMB?  seppo_hovila | 03/25/04
SPOT ON POST.  rock06r | 03/25/04
Why?  Canadian Kodiak | 03/25/04
Assuming you're right...  John L. Ries | 03/26/04
This Is Just A Slap On The Wrist  MoYoToSoTo | 03/24/04
The money is insignificant  tic swayback | 03/24/04
you are correct, but this is the beggining  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
Re: EU slaps record fine on Microsoft  wadeprater | 03/24/04
On the Heels of Success  Rangerbob@... | 03/24/04
Back to earth, Bob  IT_User | 03/24/04
YES. Perhaps we should move on to Linux.  seppo_hovila | 03/25/04
The phrase is "C'est la vie!"  AbsolutelyNot | 03/24/04
What are you afraid of?  tic swayback | 03/24/04
Hey that's a...  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
did anyone notice this line?  ryusen | 03/24/04
But that's MS Strategy ...  Plain Logic | 03/24/04
has ms ever acted in good faith in a courtroom  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
Yes ... how can they not know  George Jay | 03/25/04
It all makes sense now!  TenaciousOne | 03/24/04
Nope  IT_User | 03/24/04
Where did the chump change come from?  seppo_hovila | 03/25/04
TenaciousOne, You got it backwards.  Plain Logic | 03/24/04
Look at what happened with Ma Bell  robertp_z | 03/24/04
come on robert, that sounds a little unamerican of you  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
The american way  rock06r | 03/25/04
The idiot way  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
Poor fat kid MS  michael-t | 03/24/04
well...  blahblahblah | 03/24/04
what ms is doing is like  JWatson77 | 03/24/04
Actually consumers benefit from Microsoft  pa2004 | 03/24/04
wrong  blahblahblah | 03/25/04
And so they should....  yzowl@... | 03/25/04
short-sighted, naive and ignorant  blahblahblah | 03/29/04
There is some truth to that.  John L. Ries | 03/26/04
The Two Faces of Microsoft  swbobcat | 03/24/04
GIANT FINE? -- No! Just ONE per cent of MS cash stack.  seppo_hovila | 03/24/04
EU says that you can't do what customers ask, but must do what competitor's  jfreedle2@... | 03/25/04
wrong again  blahblahblah | 03/25/04
blahblahbla  yzowl@... | 03/25/04
inaccurate and purposefully misleading (or at least ignorant)  blahblahblah | 03/29/04
Excellent point  Graviton_flux | 03/25/04
Zdnet becomes the MS Channel  FilledOut | 03/25/04
can't blame them  blahblahblah | 03/25/04
Key words: Monopoly and Ethics  kirk@... | 03/25/04
And never the twain (MS and Ethics) shall meet...  MacCanuck | 03/25/04
What about others?  dpatjhh | 03/25/04
What's So Bad About Media Player?  fondy | 03/25/04
Those stereos ca be REMOVED, get it?  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
now if the radio is required to use car we have a problem  JWatson77 | 03/26/04
What the hell?  Graviton_flux | 03/25/04
When did Wal-Mart ever...  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
And that method isn't used by any other?  Graviton_flux | 03/25/04
Uhhh, two points to consider  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
foreign restrictions  terracell | 03/25/04
Well thank goodness this is all over and done  FilledOut | 03/25/04
Its the song that never ends...  DigitalKid | 03/25/04
Very good points  Spoon Jabber | 03/25/04
all is fair in love and war  akalaniz | 03/25/04
Just Wondring  ritz | 03/26/04
Why replace IE?  John L. Ries | 03/26/04
Anti MS person on MS side this time  ct2193@... | 03/22/05

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