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Real Begs Apple for Alliance

Posted by michael on from the real-is-irrelevant dept.

hype7 writes "In a an extremely forward move, CEO of Real Networks Rob Glaser has emailed Steve Jobs, imploring him to open up Apple's AAC Digital Rights Management System - FairPlay - to Real. The upside for Real - all music sold by them would be compatible with the iPod. The upside for Apple - Real would make the iPod its primary device for the RealNetworks store and for the RealPlayer software. However, Mr. Glaser wasn't just dangling carrots - he implied that should Apple not be a receptive partner for an alliance, he would be forced to look towards Microsoft. There was a similar post made not too long ago, with BusinessWeek's take on the whole thing." There's a Reuters story as well.

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  1. The 'other' memo: by lacrymology.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Apple,

    Please please please open Fair Play to use. Please please please. We'll be your best friend. Promise. Plllllleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaassssee! Come on, be a pal! Please please please.

    Love,
    Real

    -m

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    # Modus Ponens
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  2. Real...y? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe they'll all reject Real and it'll just go away!!!

  3. What would they change the name of real player to? by FS1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Real apple player?
    The Fairplayer?
    iReal player?
    or just call it the RIAA (Real itunes apple authorized) player?

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    A Fatal OE Exception has occurred, Sig will now reboot.
  4. Re:Good! by jefe7777 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure.

    (geek tries to impress prospective female)

    geek: "Look at my cool iPod mini, it's wonderful." (hands the device to female)

    female: "wow. it's pretty cute. kind of like you. let me play a song. (pushes button). hmmm. nothing is happening...what does 'buffering' mean?"

    (girl walks off not impressed)

  5. Re:Good! by kinzillah · · Score: 5, Funny

    you have it all wrong. Its more like:

    (geek tries to impress prospective female)

    geek: "Look at..."

    (girl walks off)
    --
    Douglas P. Price
  6. the codecs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Morpheus: BUFFERING...and turn a human being into this. (Morpheus holds up a titty that produces money labeled "consumer")

    BUFFERING....

    Neo looks down and sees a black cat and then BUFFERING.... BUFFERING... he sees it again.

    Neo: deja vu

    *Trinity and Morpheus turn around quick, the fast movement of their heads producing a blurred mass of pixels*

    Trinty: WHAT DID you say? (audio volume goes from high down to low half volume tin-can resonance for some unknown reason)

    Neo: I said... BUFFERING... *screp* *scraaW* ....BUFFERING....

    Trinity: *screp* *sreeep*.... BUFFERING....a glitch in the codec

    FIVE MINUTE WAIT, 86% LOADED.

    Cut to an action scene in slow-mo lots of trails and effects behind the bullets. But it's slow mo in the part where Agent Real comes from hiding behind the grocery bag and shoots at neo.... the part that wasn't slow-mo in the cinema. Directors cut maybe... BUFFERING.....

    POPUP - WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY REALPLAYER GOLD!

    BUFFERING..70% RELOADED...

    Neo: but I thought I uninstalled you.

    Agent Real: I knew I was supposed to follow orders and remove my files and registry entries but ..BUFFERING.. I didn't. I chose not to. ...BUFFERING...