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Can Microsoft buy RealNetworks' silence?

November 12, 2004 Companies mum on settlement speculation as the software giant's antitrust appeal proceeds in Europe. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, commission, Novell Inc., litigation, digital media, Microsoft Corp., media player, Europe, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft rebuts RealNetworks charges

February 20, 2004 The software giant denies that it used its dominance in PC operating systems to unfairly control the streaming-media market. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Netscape Communications Corp., digital media, media player, Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Corp., desktop computer, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Apple Computer, Web browser, PC

Settlement is 'a reward, not a remedy'

November 2, 2001 The Microsoft settlement does little to reverse the company's dominance or slow its growth in Internet services. TAGS: settlement, RealNetworks Inc., remedy, reward, agreement, software company, video player, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, video

Real hits Microsoft with $1 billion antitrust suit

December 19, 2003 The streaming media provider sues Microsoft, accusing the software giant of illegally using its Windows monopoly to limit consumer choice in digital media. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., digital media, monopoly, antitrust, media player, suit, streaming media, lawsuit, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, PC company, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Linux--source of success?

October 22, 2003 As Red Hat releases a new version of Linux, RealNetworks and Motorola rally around the open-source OS. Also: New Openexchange Server from SuSE, and more source code from Microsoft. TAGS: Linux, SuSE, Motorola Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, Red Hat Inc., source code, RealNetworks Inc., open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Real hits play on latest media software

April 7, 2004 The RealPlayer 10 release is aimed at winning back momentum in the multimedia business that had been slipping toward Microsoft and Apple Computer. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, content delivery, Apple Computer, digital media, Microsoft Corp., operating system, software company, video, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Real's deal for Apple

April 16, 2004 RealNetworks' overtures to Apple on the iPod and digital music suggest that the company may be looking for a dance partner. But Real just might end up with longtime foe Microsoft. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Rob Glaser, Apple Computer, supercomputing, Microsoft Windows Update, Week in review, patch management, digital music, fix, attacker, digital media, flaw, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., operating system, security

Streaming into dangerous waters

April 12, 2000 After its recent deal with Microsoft, many wonder whether RealNetworks is acknowledging that direct competition with the software giant may be futile. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., handheld, handheld device, RCA, Microsoft Windows CE, threat, multimedia, music player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple Computer, Windows Media, media player, Microsoft Corp., software company, cell phone, operating system

It's all in the timing for Real

December 19, 2003 Analysts see an ongoing European investigation of Microsoft, an update to Windows XP and other factors as prompting the company's antitrust suit. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, investigation, America Online Inc., Service Pack 2, research company, media player, Europe, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, U.S., operating system

South Korea fines Microsoft $32 million

December 7, 2005 Regulators say Redmond violated Korea's monopoly rules by bundling Windows products in ways that hurt competitors. TAGS: Korea, streaming media, Korean company, messaging, IM, media player, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows Media, commission, market share, South Korea, RealNetworks Inc., MSN Messenger, practice, Media Center PC, operating system

Microsoft reveals a softer side

April 2, 2004 The software giant's decision to settle with Sun Microsystems over antitrust and patent issues underscores a change in attitude that has been building through a series of rancorous legal disputes. TAGS: antitrust, Richard Parsons, Time Warner Inc., settlement, Bill Gates, Apple Computer, Scott McNealy, Steve Ballmer, Sun Microsystems Inc., RealNetworks Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Corp., attorney, Web browser, CEO, Apple Macintosh

Linux seller licenses Windows Media technology

April 28, 2004 Turbolinux, a Japanese seller of the open-source operating system, bridges a philosophical divide by licensing Microsoft technology for playing digital music and video. TAGS: TurboLinux Inc., Windows Media Format, Windows Media, open source, Linux, Linspire, Linux seller, Japan, RealNetworks Inc., API, codec, digital music, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

Glaser: EU ruling a boon to Real's $1 billion suit

April 7, 2004 RealNetworks' CEO says the ruling that Microsoft abused its OS power to try to dominate the media player market will bolster his company's courtroom and marketplace efforts. TAGS: Rob Glaser, European Union, British Telecommunications, commission, media player, RealNetworks RealPlayer, RealNetworks Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system, CEO, U.S., video, PC

DRM key to Linux's consumer success?

April 7, 2006 Yes, RealNetworks exec argues at LinuxWorld. But do consumers really want tech like FairPlay, PlaysForSure? TAGS: digital-rights management, consumer market, Linspire, PlaysForSure, Linux, RealNetworks Inc., Free Software Foundation, LinuxWorld, Apple Computer, risk, multimedia, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Business as usual for PC makers

March 24, 2004 Despite the EU ruling, manufacturers aren't rushing to take up the option of shipping computers without Windows Media Player in Europe. TAGS: PC company, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Fujitsu Siemens, Acer Inc., Windows Media, reaction, Europe, RealNetworks Inc., European Union, decision, commission, multimedia, Microsoft Windows, software company, PC
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