As in the US, MS will appeal and delay and so forth until the remedy is meaningless. That's their MO.

What I don't understand is, if the bundling if Media Player with Windows is an illegal action under MS's monopoly, why is the remedy a small fine and requiring MS to offer a version of Windows without it while at the same time permitting them to continue to sell the bundled version? Shouldn't they require MS to strip MP out of Windows?

As long as Gates and the present management control MS, nothing is going to constrain MS's behavior WRT bundling. Piddly fines that can be appealed mean nothing to them. A reasonable solution, if carefully done, is to break up the company. How to do it is a difficult problem though....

Or declare Windows and Office a "public utility" or whatever the proper term is...

IMHO.

Cheers,
Scott.