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To: DiViT who wrote (66753)	4/5/2002 11:30:24 AM
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fwiw: news.com.com Windows XP to reflect antitrust changes By Joe Wilcox Staff Writer, CNET News.com April 5, 2002, 7:50 AM PT Microsoft this summer will institute some court-ordered changes to Windows XP intended to benefit consumers and increase competition. But some state trustbusters and Microsoft's chief rivals aren't convinced that those changes go far enough. The software maker says it plans to start testing Windows XP Service Pack 1 as early as next month, with a final release slated for late summer. The update will introduce support for Mira wireless devices and the Freestyle digital media interface. More importantly, the update will let consumers and PC makers remove access to about a half-dozen of Microsoft's so-called middleware technologies integrated into Windows XP. The capability was mandated by Microsoft's settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and nine of 18 states that ...