Microsoft settles with RealNetworks for $761 million

ipodnn ^ | 10/11/2005

[postaldave]

since your pointing that out, i would also like to state that it is not against the law to "have" a monopoly. it's only against the law to use your monopoly to crush others like M$ did.

[NCjim]

I don't use Media Player either

Me neither. Anything that lets its media file imbed executable code or the ability to launch a browser is much too dangerous for me to ever use.

[bitt]

I delete it whenever I see it....and it is always enabled in XP's 'manage add-ons'....

now THERE's a good tweak...

[Abcdefg]

If you must play Real media format files, try Real Alternative from http://www.codecguide.com/about_real.htm

[zeugma]

since your pointing that out, i would also like to state that it is not against the law to "have" a monopoly. it's only against the law to use your monopoly to crush others like M$ did.

Absolutely. It is abuse of monopoly power that is bad, not the monopoly itself.

[ByDesign]

"VLC is good...IMHO."

VLC=Goodness. THE best media player, hands down, and it's free. Rock solid on Windows and MAC OSX. VLC will pay clips Quicktime and WMP refuse to. (As a long-time Mac user, I'm very irked by how few codexs work in Quicktime!)

I banned RealPlayer from any computer I use years ago, and I hate that they prevailed - this will keep that shoddy, underhanded company afloat way past it's natural lifespan. I was hoping the company would just die and go away.

[Musket]

If everyone would just use Mpeg there would be no problems. I mean, that's why it was created - to be a standard. But some companies just want to create problems I guess.