EU experts believe Microsoft in violation -sources
I am a hard core Mac Addict. The only Redmond-reared software installed on my Macs are Office (for Wintel conversion purposes), and Explorer, for web browsing. I use Appleworks and Mariner applications for basic productivity, Macromedia for web development, and Adobe for everything else.

Asking Microsoft to bust open more of their proprietary code makes some sense, in that it allows third party developers a better chance to compete. Uncoupling Media Player from the Windows operating system is too dumb by twelve to be taken seriously. It's like asking Apple to treat Quicktime like a red-headed stepchild. in my office I have machines running various flavors of both Microsoft and Apple operating systems. The one thing every machine here has in common is that they are all equipped with Quicktime, Media Player, and RealPlayer. Certain websites stream their media under one specific format. While Quicktime and Media Player can be designated as the primary media tool, it's just easier to use the native app.