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For six years, the Internet Nexus served as my technology blog, but I've since started blogging at the SuperSite Blog instead. If you're looking for the blog, please head there. --Paul

Thursday, August 26, 2004

A Real load of Apples

Neil's World: "Sure, Real have a dodgy past - I personally find RealPlayer to still be a steaming pile of bloatware and as such use Real Alternative to play back RealMedia-encoded files. But what they’re doing is a good thing - giving consumers more choice. They even lowered the minimum price of some of their downloads to 49c - half what Apple charge. And yet there’s a whole swathe of criticism aimed at them for doing that. It’s like a reformed criminal doing you a favour and all you do in return is kick him in the tender areas. And while it wasn’t somehow widely reported, a majority of consumers think that Real is right to offer iPod owners more choice. Many are unaware that the music brought from the majority of online music stores won’t play back on an iPod, despite it being the market leader."

It was reported here, Neil. One would have to have a real (and insane) axe to grind to find issue with what Real's doing here.

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