Re: Rob Glaser's note about realnetwork problems

[Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>]

Both of these are well worth reading. Microsoft's "explanation"
misdiagnoses the problems which cause RealPlayer to be
disabled. (Microsoft does not understand how plug-ins register
with Netscape Navigator.) Worse still, Microsoft utterly IGNORES
the fact that it disables the NON-FREE version of RealPlayer 
when it installs itself, causing customers of Real Networks to 
lose the significant investment they made in a more sophisticated 
player. This truly IS sabotage, because it doesn't just replace
one free product with another; it impacts a revenue stream upon which
Real Networks relies.

--Brett


At 08:47 AM 7/27/98 -0400, James Love wrote:
 
>This is the RealNetwork page on their dispute with MS.
>
>http://www.real.com/corporate/rn723/wmp.html
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>This was MS's press release on the issue. 
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>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/7-23realprfin.htm
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>jl
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