Real Networks Makes Deal with MS

from the end-of-a-battle dept

Instead of continuing to battle out the war for audio streaming standards, it looks like Microsoft may have won. Real Networks has agreed to license Microsoft's technology and include it with its own.
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  1. identicon
    Mr.White, 14 Mar 2000 @ 5:40pm

    1st post.......

    MS Streaming........is nice. I like it, watching MSNBC now.....not bad :)

    link to this | view in thread ]

  2. identicon
    Mazzella, 15 Mar 2000 @ 11:19am

    Quite the opposite...

    This actually means that the next version of real player will have the capability to play ra,ram and asf... A noticable advantage. If they port it to linux soon, we can all enjoy the same formats. (BTW, Real's format wins hands down in all the comparisons I've seen)

    link to this | view in thread ]

  3. identicon
    BoogieChillum, 15 Mar 2000 @ 7:43pm

    Real Windows


    Strange...I'm sure I've seen this before.

    Wouldn't we all LOVE to know how that agreement was arrived at? O for the mole in microsoft!

    D'you think RealPlayer will use MS's own APIs for the MS formats?

    How long then before MS says

    link to this | view in thread ]

  4. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 15 Mar 2000 @ 7:47pm

    No Subject Given

    Strange...I'm sure I've seen this before.

    Wouldn't we all LOVE to know how that agreement was arrived at? O for a mole in Microsoft!

    D'you think RealPlayer will use MS's own APIs for the MS formats?

    How long then before MS says

    link to this | view in thread ]


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