Microsoft and the devil's advocate
ZDNet | at | by Mike
Microsoft has some good arguments on the media player issue. Downloading a small application like Microsoft's Media Player, Real's Network player, or Apple's QuickTime takes the blink of an eye with a decent broadband connection, which undercuts the impact of its bundle with Windows. The company also bent over backwards in its proposed settlement by offering to make it even easier for its competitors.
"The ridiculous thing is that Microsoft offered to install at least three extra media players, two selected by the Commission, the third chosen by the OEM, plus even more on a CD and a DVD with the system--but Monti turned it down," said Microsoft's lawyer.