RealNetworks Promises IPod Fix

KingFish

Company says its songs will play on Apple's devices, but can't say when.

Apple Computer has updated the software for some of its IPod music players so that songs bought from RealNetworks won't play. RealNetworks says they're not sure why it's happened, but they're working on a fix. Apple suggests that it's what to expect if you use music that isn't officially supported on the IPod.

The RealNetworks Music Store competes directly with Apple's ITunes Music Store, but RealNetworks suffers a disadvantage: RealNetworks doesn't have its own music player, as Apple does with its market-dominating IPod. Although the IPod supports different music formats, the only protected format it works with is the music sold through the ITunes Music Store.

In July, RealNetworks announced a solution: Harmony, technology that lets protected music downloaded through its store play back on the IPod--or any other digital music player. Apple responded by accusing RealNetworks of using "the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the IPod," and said it would investigate possible legal action against RealNetworks.

Source: PC World

TheSmJ

"the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the IPod,"

They make it sound like I'd be some sort of terrible person if I were to "break in" to my own $400+ device, which I bought with my own money.

TheBaron

okay but i think the most important thing here is that theres music that "isn't supported on the iPod"

to that I say, wtf. I bet it all works on a Xen

MountainDew

Xens rock

gibbonsl

TheBaron wrote:

okay but i think the most important thing here is that theres music that "isn't supported on the iPod"

to that I say, wtf. I bet it all works on a Xen

and yes it does:)