Re:Media player removed, but expect to play media (Score 1)

well it would be pretty hard to sell a 'multimedia pc' without any way to play media. I was especially intrigued by XP media center edition which comes with a package to allow you remote control of media player on your pc. I agree that it's not stopping anyone from marketing a better system (because most people with half a computer brain will realize at one point or another that they DO have options) but there are a lot of users who use their computers as they come out of the box. Be it fear of virii, spyware, being cheap or just a lack of computer know-how... if no one has to go looking for an mp3 player, odds are they wont bother. when was the last time someone installed realplayer?