Real Player Update Fiasco

Started by jimmy olsen, March 15, 2010, 03:03:24 AM

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#15
March 19, 2010, 08:48:20 AM
I try to remember when I encountered my last .rm file, but honestly I can't.
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#16
March 19, 2010, 09:02:30 AM
Quote from: Neil on March 19, 2010, 08:09:35 AM
Yeah, like the late 90s.

I had assumed they had gone under.

With dumbass products like this (for which they were successfully sued recently), they've been doing their damnedest to make it that happen: http://gizmodo.com/5046611/realnetworks-realdvd-legal-dvd-backup-no-real-point

While I think it was a noble pursuit for them to challenge the stupid DMCA prohibition on breaking DVD copy protection for content you own, a product that removes DRM but then puts new DRM on the ripped movie is pointless.
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#17
March 24, 2010, 01:49:33 AM
Quote from: Caliga on March 19, 2010, 08:20:59 AM
I guess there are enough Tims out there to keep them in business.  :)
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#18
March 24, 2010, 09:50:39 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 24, 2010, 01:49:33 AM
I never paid them for anything. It's free.

Don't they serve ads via RealPlayer?
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