Microsoft Ditches Media Player Licensing Strategy
Microsoft Corp. reported in a quarterly antitrust update to the U.S. government that it recently scrapped an exclusive licensing proposal for its Windows Media Player that asked device makers to snub competing multimedia applications.
In its quarterly report, filed with the Department of Justice on Thursday, Microsoft said it quickly withdrew the draft licensing agreements after receiving at least one complaint regarding the exclusive deals that the company had forwarded to an unspecified number of portable hardware makers.
The Redmond, Wash., company submitted that it moved quickly to nix the contract provision, which would have affected companies seeking to distribute a CD containing Windows Media Player and other software along with their audio devices.
The Department of Justice labeled the incident as "unfortunate" and said that it didn't plan to pursue any further action regarding the complaint
Matt Hines
Resource: PCMag
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