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Hmmm -
"RealNetworks has to convince consumers to download its RealPlayer over the Internet and also change default settings."

Isn't one of Real's problems that it takes over the default settings WITHOUT asking the user if they want Real to play everything?

I have not used Real for about 3 years but this was one of the things that ticked me off about it... plus that yucky download manager that got stealth installed and just sucked the resources our of my system, also without asking.
Posted by: Confused by religion   Posted on: 04/07/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Just a question  rapson | 04/07/04
shhhhhhhhh  myndlon@... | 04/07/04
Good point  rapson | 04/07/04
re: advocates  ryusen | 04/07/04
Thank you for clarifying  rapson | 04/07/04
my pleasure  ryusen | 04/08/04
Still spreading the MS FUD I see  zd-spam | 04/07/04
stupid car anaolgy:  ryusen | 04/07/04
(nt) VERY stupid!  d_jedi | 04/07/04
but is it wrong?  ryusen | 04/07/04
Referring to Real's claims  rapson | 04/07/04
You call this proof?  zd-spam | 04/07/04
Hmmm -  Confused by religion | 04/07/04
The REAL question...  Stewart Cannon | 04/07/04
The REAL question...  zd-spam | 04/07/04
product versus service  myndlon@... | 04/07/04
Propaganda (false) about Real distribution.  Anton Philidor | 04/07/04
Do YOU use RealPlayer?  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/07/04
Only when I have to  richhayes | 04/07/04
Maybe, Maybe not...  el1jones | 04/07/04
Maybe... not  d_jedi | 04/07/04
What's the big deal with bundling  voska | 04/07/04
what if...  ryusen | 04/07/04
Then use Linux  rapson | 04/07/04
stuck on windows?  ryusen | 04/08/04
Inferior? Maybe Video for not lowband Audio Codec  brenthawkinsmd | 04/07/04
only when i have no choice...  ryusen | 04/07/04
Is shilling for MS your day job?  zd-spam | 04/07/04
Why Real Player is a bad product:  I know everything | 04/07/04
Real Is Staffed with Stupidity  brenthawkinsmd | 04/07/04
Solution  d_jedi | 04/07/04
You know everything, huh?  zd-spam | 04/07/04
M$ and REAL both suck  GrumpyOldMan | 04/08/04
MP 6.4  ryusen | 04/08/04
Still would ask judge to ask consumers  FilledOut | 04/07/04
Not on my machine!  BitTwiddler | 04/08/04
Hey wow a US company happy about the EU ruling  hipparchus2000 | 04/08/04
just because YOU don't like RealPlayer  hipparchus2000 | 04/08/04

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