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December 6, 2005 RealNetworks' chief says refusal to make iPod compatible with music services other than iTunes was "pigheadedness." TAGS: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks Inc., Steve Jobs, digital music, RealNetworks Rhapsody, Apple Computer, online music, Apple iPod, CEO, song, conference, Apple iTunes, music, Microsoft Corp.

December 7, 2005 Readers weigh in on claims that Apple's refusal to make iPod compatible with music services other than iTunes was "pigheadedness." TAGS: Rob Glaser, Steve Jobs, RealNetworks Inc., digital-rights management, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple iPod, reader, Apple iTunes, purpose, music, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

October 11, 2005 Steve Jobs rebuffed RealNetworks 18 months ago. Today's deal with Microsoft now bolsters an anti-iPod alliance. TAGS: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks Inc., truce, antitrust, Steve Jobs, RealNetworks Rhapsody, general counsel, Apple Computer, relationship, digital music, alliance, MSN, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Apple iPod, games

October 12, 2005 RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser tells CNET News.com how he finally buried the competitive hatchet with longtime rival Bill Gates. TAGS: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks Inc., rights-management, interoperability, Bill Gates, antitrust, Apple Computer, mobile phone, SD card, Microsoft Corp., CEO

April 26, 2005 Company's "groundbreaking" announcement expected to concern a new version of its Rhapsody subscription-based music program. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks Rhapsody, Rob Glaser, digital music, announcement, Napster Inc., Apple Computer, multimedia, Apple iTunes, MP3 player, MP3, Microsoft Corp.

October 11, 2005 Long-running antitrust suit against software giant ends in $460 million deal, with millions more to come in partnership efforts. Photo: Gates, Glazer shake hands TAGS: Rob Glaser, antitrust, truce, RealNetworks Inc., MSN, agreement, commission, Bill Gates, digital music, Europe, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Apple Computer, media player, music

October 14, 2005 Microsoft buries the hatchet with RealNetworks and forms an alliance with Yahoo, but it's unlikely to cool the regulatory heat it's under. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Rob Glaser, antitrust, Michael Jackson, Steve Jobs, Week in review, alliance, Apple Computer, digital music, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., media player, CEO

October 14, 2005 Microsoft makes peace with RealNetworks and forms an alliance with Yahoo. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, Rob Glaser, Michael Jackson, Steve Jobs, alliance, Apple Computer, digital music, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., media player, CEO, America Online Inc.

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