MS Windows without Media Player to Be Shipped
Filed in: Microsoft — February 2nd, 2005
SEATTLE Jan 25, 2005 — Microsoft Corp. will immediately ship a version of Windows stripped of the company’s multimedia player in Europe and divulge some software blueprints, even as it continues to appeal those same European Union sanctions.The software giant said Monday that it will not appeal an interim court ruling, reached in December, that ordered the company to immediately comply with a March EU antitrust decision.
Microsoft’s decision not to appeal the interim ruling was expected, though being forced to change company business practices is a short-term blow.
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