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They have their reasons:
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2. RealNetworks RealPlayer (1999)
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A frustrating inability to play media files--due in part to constantly changing file formats--was only part of Real's problem. RealPlayer also had a disturbing way of making itself a little too much at home on your PC--installing itself as the default media player, taking liberties with your Windows Registry, popping up annoying "messages" that were really just advertisements, and so on.
And some of RealNetworks' habits were even more troubling. For example, shortly after RealJukeBox appeared in 1999, security researcher Richard M. Smith discovered that the software was assigning a unique ID to each user and phoning home with the titles of media files played on it--while failing to disclose any of this in its privacy policy. Turns out that RealPlayer G2, which had been out since the previous year, also broadcast unique IDs. After a tsunami of bad publicity and a handful of lawsuits, Real issued a patch to prevent the software from tracking users' listening habits. But less than a year later, Real was in hot water again for tracking the habits of its RealDownload download-management software customers.
To be fair, RealNetworks deserves credit for offering a free media player and for hanging in there against Microsoft's relentless onslaught. We appreciate the fact that there's an alternative to Windows Media Player; we just wish it were a better one.
Also look at the date 1999, unlike aol which is past to present.
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AOL is very likely to be future as well... i remember AOL. i had a 'childrens account' so the only website i could access was goodle, and i couldnt receive any attachments in email. quality >.>
i know what they mean about realplayer, though. i get that all the time. 'to complete the following operation, you need XXXXX. unfortunately, it is not available to download' great >.>
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am i the only one that thinks windows media is crap >_>;?
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I love my WMP, I pledge my
SOUL to WMP - Wait - Déjà Vu
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MarioVet Wrote:am i the only one that thinks windows media is crap >_>;?
no, i hate it as well. i use something else if i ever can. i was surprised it wasn't on the list!
*kills anti-hacker*
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sorry about the double post, but got this today. had to share it:
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jarl Wrote:sorry about the double post, but got this today. had to share it:
WTF??? that is just dumb
Anyone caught smoking at Layer Road will be buried in the
centre circle by the forking groundsman, with only their head
showing, and left there during the second half.
Previous threats of electrocution, being made to listen to Will
Young and being hung from the floodlights have
failed to discourage all the smokers.
If Cardiff players had to stand and pay respects to an English national anthem, would they? I don't think so.
But Arsenal players manage to do it.
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jarl Wrote:sorry about the double post, but got this today. had to share it:
Humanity has evolved. [/sarcasm]
Worst than this, I think only when I played Ragnarök Online in a free server, and when the patch finished actualizing, it closed Ragnarök -__-'. And it was not an error, it just closed the game for nothing. I had to search for another server.
rip
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Humanity Will Never Evolve [SARCASM]Lie[/Sarcasm]
Anyone caught smoking at Layer Road will be buried in the
centre circle by the forking groundsman, with only their head
showing, and left there during the second half.
Previous threats of electrocution, being made to listen to Will
Young and being hung from the floodlights have
failed to discourage all the smokers.
If Cardiff players had to stand and pay respects to an English national anthem, would they? I don't think so.
But Arsenal players manage to do it.
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