Seriously, why do all of you people get so bent out of shape? I'm honestly asking here.
If you don't like a type of food, do you go on a personal crusade to ensure no one ever eats it ever again? Probably not.
If you don't like Real's business strategy, DON'T USE IT. I personally don't like the real player, never have, probably never will. I do, however, use Rhapsody and I think it's a fantastic service for the price. But that's off topic.
The real question is why Real (or any other company for that
Assuming you are honestly asking, and not just snivelling "It doesn't mean they are evil. Grow up.", here's your answer.
If I don't like a type of food, I avoid it. If I'm a doctor, and I find that many of my patients have eaten a certain type of food and gotten sick, I would advise them to avoid that food in the future. If the majority of patients that had eaten that food subsequently got sick, I might well "go on a personal crusade to ensure no one ever eats it ever again".
I think all the personal angst stems from the fact that most of us grew up in the hacker subculture. Programs that install stuff on the sneak violate an unspoken code of ethics. Vendors that aggressively lock in with proprietary codecs and stuff are A Bad Thing(tm). We are used to going to open forums and *Flame On* writing long diatribes about how much they suxor and why. These are the bad guys. They always have been the bad guys. They are now desperately trying not to be the bad guys. Apple and Real have been battling about online media for ages ! They were the two original players.. quicktime and realplayer.
Glaser acts like this is the first time they have butted heads.. Oh we approached apple, we wanted to make a deal. Bah that was just a show for the media. That is like osama and bush sitting down for tea. This war is in its second decade, and don't you forget it.
But I Digress........So, in conclusion, it is because we like to go onto online forums and talk about evil software that violates hacker ethics.
Whats with all the personal angst? (Score:4, Insightful)
If you don't like a type of food, do you go on a personal crusade to ensure no one ever eats it ever again? Probably not.
If you don't like Real's business strategy, DON'T USE IT. I personally don't like the real player, never have, probably never will. I do, however, use Rhapsody and I think it's a fantastic service for the price. But that's off topic.
The real question is why Real (or any other company for that
Re:Whats with all the personal angst? (Score:2, Insightful)
Assuming you are honestly asking, and not just snivelling "It doesn't mean they are evil. Grow up.", here's your answer.
If I don't like a type of food, I avoid it. If I'm a doctor, and I find that many of my patients have eaten a certain type of food and gotten sick, I would advise them to avoid that food in the future. If the majority of patients that had eaten that food subsequently got sick, I might well "go on a personal crusade to ensure no one ever eats it ever again".
Re:Whats with all the personal angst? (Score:4, Interesting)
These are the bad guys. They always have been the bad guys. They are now desperately trying not to be the bad guys. Apple and Real have been battling about online media for ages ! They were the two original players
Glaser acts like this is the first time they have butted heads.. Oh we approached apple, we wanted to make a deal. Bah that was just a show for the media. That is like osama and bush sitting down for tea. This war is in its second decade, and don't you forget it.
But I Digress........So, in conclusion, it is because we like to go onto online forums and talk about evil software that violates hacker ethics.