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I think the article was messed up, not LD on this one (Although he didn't help matters). The article implied that the WMF's weren't available until Real came along. I've been playing with several different Linux live CD's, and I've been able to play both WMV and WMA files from both local and as streaming web content on most, if not all of them.
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Amen  Richard Flude | 08/15/06
if there are any  zzz1234567890 | 08/15/06
Hmm...  Tony Agudo | 08/15/06
Real Player is already in SuSE Sled  mighetto | 08/15/06
Real to plug Windows media support into Linux  Loverock Davidson | 08/15/06
I play WMV files just fine, thanks.  Sabz5150 | 08/15/06
Linux users don't hate Windows Media Format  OhMyGosh | 08/15/06
hey Davidson, do you...  galileon | 08/15/06
Actually . . .  jlhenry62 | 08/16/06
Yep  HerbieHightower | 08/16/06
Microsoft is here to stay.  Henry Miller | 08/16/06
Since You Say you Like FreeBSD  slim-01 | 08/16/06
Bill Gates started the hate talk  slim-01 | 08/16/06
Really, Now?  John Zern | 08/16/06
Really, Now?  pkr@... | 08/16/06
Now that you mention it...  Zogg | 08/17/06
Don't you mean Stallman  Boot_Agnostic | 08/17/06
Hear is a link  slim-01 | 08/17/06
Real can't even plug its friendly fire with Apple  Boot_Agnostic | 08/15/06
'Bout time  Chad_z | 08/16/06
Useless without DRM support.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/16/06
Yeah, that would never happen...  mosborne | 08/16/06
No DRM = no lock-in  tic swayback | 08/16/06
RE: No DRM = no lock-in  Protagonistic | 08/16/06
Can you do it without losing sound quality?  tic swayback | 08/16/06
Or maybe...  Henry Miller | 08/16/06
Magnatune  Protagonistic | 08/16/06
Maybe they are...  AmraLeo | 08/17/06
Actually - DRM will be useless ? The World is not only Bill & Co. (NT)  Vily Clay | 08/16/06
Real player has had DRM fpr several years and on many platforms.  B.O.F.H. | 08/16/06
If WMV and WMA were in iTune's league  Michael Kelly | 08/16/06
Haven't missed it yet.  JDThompson | 08/16/06
First alternative choice ?????  Update victim | 08/16/06
Alternative to the chicken!  Resuna | 08/16/06
Which came first?  Henry Miller | 08/16/06
yep i think the order was..  barsteward | 08/16/06
Xerox was second in the chain.  UserLand | 08/16/06
Sorry, here's the correct link...  UserLand | 08/16/06
You missed one  pkr@... | 08/16/06
Uh, duh  raellis@... | 08/16/06
SOFTWARE TOWER OF BABEL!  BALTHOR | 08/16/06
What?  SysTech42 | 08/17/06
Never trust anyone ...  Tony R. | 02/26/09
Some DRM support  gaelic_software_engineer | 08/16/06
Strange...  pkr@... | 08/16/06
True  slim-01 | 08/17/06
Need to fix WMP support on Mac OS X  rclaeson@... | 08/17/06
Hard to believe but...  slim-01 | 08/17/06

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