Two global PC producers have some doubts concerning the influence of European antitrust regulators trying to limit Microsoft’s power to leverage its dominant Windows operating system in other computer areas.
Dell Inc. says it is not going to sell the version of Windows that doesn’t include Microsoft’s Media Player, as well as audio and video software.
Hewlett-Packard Co. expects little demand for offering the stripped-down Windows.
The European Commission ordered Microsoft to release a Windows version without its Media Player software. And that task was successfully completed by the rivals such as RealNetworks Inc.