There is actually a mediaplayer-less option, so it's probably not much of a problem. On the other hand, if there wasn't such an option, the EU would probably e

There is actually a mediaplayer-less option, so it's probably not much of a problem. On the other hand, if there wasn't such an option, the EU would probably eventually get complaints from commercial mediaplayer vendors if the WMP gets an unfairly high marketshare and yes, in that case it should be "illegal" too.