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Real Feels iTunes Backlash

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nothing-else-happens-in-august dept.

BunkAsInBed writes "CNET reports RealNetwork's recent campaign against the iTunes music network that involved tactics like slashing the costs of their downloads in half, reverse engineering Apple's FairPlay format (Harmony), and recently an online petition and bulliten board have received the opposite reponse that was anticpated."

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  1. Lessons Learned by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Funny

    The lesson to be learned from this? Don't mess with Jobs' Reality Distortion Field(TM)!

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  2. Re:Hm.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We all knew the Pope was a Mac user already--

    C'mon, the big hat, all the jewelery, the dress...

  3. Re:Hm.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, Apple always did get the support of A-list celebs at Steve Jobs' keynotes. I just didn't realize that The Pope would leave the comment, "Real can suck my b@lls."