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Propaganda (false) about Real distribution.
The article says:
At the moment Microsoft includes its own media player in its Windows operating system, which is used to run almost all PCs. RealNetworks has to convince consumers to download its RealPlayer over the Internet and also change default settings. Only then can consumers start buying music and video from Real.

Poor, poor Real.

"... convince consumers to download..."??
As if most computers don't already come with their [insult] player pre-installed.

"... change default settings ..."?
If someone is going to keep the [insult] player on his pc, he has half an hour of default settings to change. That's including turning off the 50 different ways the software intends to phone home.

"... buying music and video from Real."??
There are other sources. If Real disappeared, they'd be lamented about as long as is necessary to do a net search for alternate providers.
For people who do buy through Real, enjoy. But the author implies hordes desperate to give Real their money. Not quite true.



And try this one:

RealNetworks made a $5.3 million fourth-quarter loss on 17 percent higher revenue of $54.1 million, partly because of large legal fees in its antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft.

Companies usually "make a profit" or "have a loss". Sounds like the author here was also set to compliment the apple of his eye on the company's wonderful profit, but had to change his words. At least there's an excuse, the antitrust law suits [plural]. Guess they couldn't be allowed to lose money on just one suit.
Okay, maybe I'm overreading, but the tone encourages overreading.



Real is a content company suing Microsoft for revenues because they can make a buck, maybe hold back Microsoft enough to gain a competitive edge. That sure doesn't make them martyrs.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   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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