[thechat] OMFG

William Anderson neuro at well.com
Mon Jul 22 18:41:01 CDT 2002


---- Original Message ----
From: "John Handelaar" <john at gn.apc.org>
To: <thechat at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 7:04 PM
Subject: [thechat] OMFG

> RealNetworks to open-source new client, server
> apps which can read/serve Windows Media content
>
> http://netscape.com.com/2100-1104-945418.html

cf http://www.realnetworks.com/info/helix/
   http://www.helixcommunity.org/

1st January 2003 is gonna be a fun day

> If true, resembles a rumble I've been hearing
> for about 2 years:  Real are haemorraging server
> sales to Microsoft, but have a very lucrative
> client-based content subscription programme which
> they *really* need to protect.

oh totally, but how many people actually *sign up* and *keep paying* for
realone passes ...

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