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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:57:30 -0300

Tom wrote:

>On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Adam Rifkin wrote:
>
>--]By JOHN MARKOFF
>     Ahhh the ahole reporter we all love to sneer at:)-
>
>--]SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 -- In a significant challenge to Microsoft,
>--]RealNetworks plans to announce a new version of its software on Monday
>--]that can distribute audio and video in a range of formats, including
>--]Microsoft's own proprietary Windows Media.
>
>Real is more currupt that MS in so many real ways its astounding Real and
>MS CEOS dont felate each other at tech and mass media conferences.
>
>Real needs to die and die horribly. Thier biz practices alone give them an
>instant berth in the 5th circle of hell. ALl the crap they foist on
>systems during installation gets em free passes to all the other circles.
>
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Well, just to take this thread off topic - does anyone know what's 
involved in serving streaming video? I assume that
 the only practical alternatives are MS and Real, and that it's likely 
to cost some $$$ for the software.
Owen


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