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If WMV and WMA were in iTune's league
I'd agree. But most WMV and WMA content used nowadays is free website material. And that's all the average Linux user would want, to be able to view the same plugin media any other OS would enjoy.

I just hope that it is open sourced enough to be allowed to use in something other than Real. I'll use Real if I have to, but it's no higher than 4th on my list of preferred Linux back end players.
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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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