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RealNetworks Restricts Mac Users to Mac Info
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By Ed Foster, Section UnFairUse
Posted on Fri Jan 16, 2004 at 01:48:25 PM PDT
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A reader writes:
Ever hear of a company that refused to tell you about its products? There's a real one: RealNetworks. I read about RealPlayer10 so I wanted to find out about it. Went to the web site, and it sensed my OS and only showed me info on RealPlayer for the Mac. The new version is not available for the Mac (no surprise), but I was still curious. There is apparently no way to see info about the PC version from a Mac. Even a link labeled "RealPlayer for PC" took me to the Mac software. Very frustrating. This is nothing new, I have seen this previously. I think the lawsuit between Real and Microsoft is really about which is the most arrogant company.
A quick test by my webmaster using a Mac system confirmed the behavior this reader reports.
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