Microsoft and the EC have arrived at a name for the version of Windows to be released without having MediaPlayer embedded in it. The new names are Windows XP Home N, and Windows XP Professional N. The N apparently stands for “No media player”. Microsoft are said to be somewhat unhappy with the name but are complying anyway. My personal feeling is that the N should stand for “Not a big deal” since any supplier using the new Windows would likely be bundling it with alternative media facilities like those found in RealPlayer, assuming the EC can make Microsoft enable all media functions to use the new player software. Actually, that’s probably why Microsoft are not particularly happy about it.
