And it turns out that was actually a benefit for consumers.
“Included in clean installs of Windows 10 as well as upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7.”
My Windows 10 also plays H.264 from a clean install (defaults to Movies and TV viewer) and the list of installed codecs (supplied from Microsoft) contains mp4, xvid and even divx, so no idea where you get the idea that Windows 10 only sells as a N edition. I bought my licenses in Sweden.
If you try to play anything else, you'll have to buy the Microsoft H.265 Codec Pack in the Microsoft Store.
Which, depending on device, country, and time, varies between 0,99€ and 4,99$.
The point of Windows N was to avoid users (or governments) having to pay for bundled codecs they don't need.
This provides the same situation as with Windows N: No Bundle pricing, no Microsoft programs having any special access.
Windows 10 comes with Skype pre-installed.
I’m starting to think you’re merely guessing instead of actually having used Windows 10, because nothing you’ve said so far has checked out with actual installations.
You can just go to the Microsoft store and you’ll see “Windows 10” and “Windows 10 N”, which should be sufficient enough to prove that not all Windows 10 are N editions.
But I guess most commentators want to eat the cake, sell it and keep it at the same time.