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Hmm. Glaser is upset because someone else has a proprietary format and it is not Real Networks. Go figure.

Do a Google Search for << "Real Networks" spyware scumware >> (Results 1 - 10 of about 1,360 )

And find out why none of that filthy crap will ever exist on any computer of mine.

Sample posts:

"I went through the same exact process with Real Audio planting a scheduler in my system through the registry, which didn't show up until it tried to run and send my data to Real Audio.

I found this accidentally when I forgot to reset my clock during an experiment.

All of a sudden I saw the scheduler kick in and attempted to send data to Real Networks.

Fortunately my Zone Alarm trapped the transfer, so nothing was sent out."

were opt-out, but that they hid the real opt-out items in a scrollable form where the visible options on the top were already unchecked. Unless you paid attention and made sure you scrolled through all the options, you may think you were opting out because everything you could see was unchecked, but there were 9 or 10 more nasty items checked below that.

The takeover issue is another big problem, which neither WMP nor Winamp have. Overall, Real has honestly earned their terrible reputation, and I for one will never trust them. Goodbye, Real.