Monday, March 28, 2005

Microsoft Launches Windows XP Home Edition N -- Again

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced an agreement with European Union antitrust regulators on the name "Windows XP Home Edition N," with "N" standing for "not with media player," for a reduced version of its Windows media software sold in Europe.

As we discussed on the On Computers radio show yesterday, poor Microsoft can't win with the European Union -- it's political, you see. The whole thing is just asinine. Are consumers better served with a box labelled Windows XP Home Edition N as opposed to Windows XP Home Reduced Media Edition? I guess I just do not have a European sense of humor -- or irony.

If you are in Europe, I would scoop up a few copies of the retail version of "Windows XP Home Reduced Media Edition" while they are still on the shelves as they will definitely be collectible (if only by the Computer Museum). Some day you can sell these now obsolete boxes on eBay -- but be sure to pay your taxes!

Peter S. Kastner

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