brendl Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 I was curious, since Microsoft is getting into sh*t for integrating IE and Messenger into XP, and not allowing Netscape, and AOL to have fair competition, why don't they release a version of Windows XP thats fully integrated with all of MSN's services, and another version with NO other Microsoft integration, just the bare OS, then let consumers decide what they want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david. Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 I can't understand why people are so stupid. MS has all rights to put any product in their OS. And I (as a customer) would like to have OS with programs like IE, MSN Messenger, Media Player and so on. And don't want to pay more money for other programs. And you have to admit that MSNMessenger is better than ICQ or AOL Messenger., that IE is better than Netscape, that Media PLayer is better than Winamp (Winamp has only one advantage- it is the size of a file, but it is not really an advantage) And some companies don't like MS policies, they must make their own OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me101 Veteran Posted August 30, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 30, 2001 WinAmp is way better than WMP, i have done the usual "blind audio tests" and winAmp wins by not much, but it's there. MSNMessenger is actually not bad, sertainly beats the "bloatware" of ICQ, and don't even get me started on AOLIM, it's on my friends Dell w/ ME and I personally think that's one of the problems the computer sucks, maybe also becuase it has Me on it!!! I'm all for integration and providing the tools within the OS, certainly IE in my opinion has the edge over NS 6.1, but at least there are alternatives. You now do have an OS with WMP, IE and MSN Messenger all tied together, it's called Windows XP, avilable October 25th for the prices of $99 upwards... he he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baphomet_irl Veteran Posted August 30, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 30, 2001 hmm i reckon the new trubass thing in MediaPlayer just about puts it above Winamp in the sound stakes (althou of course it is very bloated) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baphomet_irl Veteran Posted August 30, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 30, 2001 btw - how do i get one of them avatar pics below my name in the left column? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel F. Administrators Posted August 30, 2001 Administrators Share Posted August 30, 2001 avitar is in the usercp at the top of this page :smart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baphomet_irl Veteran Posted August 31, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 31, 2001 i still cant find where to put the image where is it - in 'edit profile' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubear Posted August 31, 2001 Share Posted August 31, 2001 Originally posted by brendl I was curious, since Microsoft is getting into sh*t for integrating IE and Messenger into XP, and not allowing Netscape, and AOL to have fair competition, why don't they release a version of Windows XP thats fully integrated with all of MSN's services, and another version with NO other Microsoft integration, just the bare OS, then let consumers decide what they want? Because Microsoft is not giving away these applicaitons to give away applications. They are building the framework for web services, including messaging, web browsing and streaming audio and video. There is nothing stopping their competitors from offering the same services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted August 31, 2001 Veteran Share Posted August 31, 2001 brendl: I don't think seperating the OS is a good idea. Instead, they could just let the users fully customize what they want or not want :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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