'Stunned' Apple Rails Against Real's iPod Move

KingFishKingFish
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Apple Computer on Thursday issued a scathing response to RealNetworks' move to unlock Apple's proprietary technology and make it possible for people to listen to music in RealNetworks' digital file format on iPod devices.
In a terse statement, a "stunned" Apple accused RealNetworks of adopting the "tactics and ethics of a hacker" with the release of its Harmony software. Harmony allows songs sold via RealNetworks' online store to be played on a variety of portable devices, including Apple's iPod and Microsoft-compatible rivals. Apple threatened to block access to the iPod using Harmony the next time it updates the software used to run the device. The company last week unveiled the fourth generation of the trend-setting music player.
This will be a fun corporate pissing contest to watch. Grab the popcorn! -KF

Source: ZDNet

Comments

  • kanezfankanezfan sunny south florida Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    who the hell buys music from real anyways? who buys music online AT ALL?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    OMG BUT TEH ITUNEZ SI TEH SWEETNEZZZZ KANEZFAN!!11
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    hey...

    i use iTunes and I love it. Screw you guys, I'm going home.

    (i don't have an iPod though.. maybe geeky1 can buy one for me)
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited July 2004
    Sorry prime, the money for your ipod is bouncing around in cyberspace atm. This time tomorrow, it'll be on its way to me in the form of my two new babies- teh 6800GT and teh 9800XT. That 6800GT is your ipod. And I'm keeping it.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    B-but... the software is called 'Harmony' - how can it be bad?
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited July 2004
    GHoosdum wrote:
    B-but... the software is called 'Harmony' - how can it be bad?

    ;D;D;D


    I really hope that Apple puts that virus known as "Real Networks" out of business over this! :thumbsup: I'm not normally a fan of anything Apple comes out with or does, but this is 1 instance where I will make an exception. :thumbsup:;D
  • SputnikSputnik Worcester, MA
    edited July 2004
    i'm with prime on this one....

    does anyone use real anything anymore?
  • EMTEMT Seattle, WA Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    I still use Real... some video streams and also an interesting small movie format.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    XViD is a better ULBR codec, except the MPEG group puts massive licensing on streaming of MPEG-4 streams.
  • CyrixInsteadCyrixInstead Stoke-on-Trent, England Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Well, BBC Radio 1 online uses RealPlayer, so I'm stuck with it, at least for the forseeable future :(

    ~Cyrix
  • shmoe811shmoe811
    edited August 2004
    what is REAL??????? does anyone care about REAL? didn't think so

    http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7723545
    free ipod link above
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