RealNetworks offering students cheap music

[MacBytes]

Category: 3rd Party Software
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[King Cobra]

New Application Announcements?

More like [expected] [news].

Real's going into their competition mood. They're not going out of business anytime soon. There are sites like amazon.com that rely on Realplayer files for streaming demos, and others for radio/video streams. They're not going out of business.

[Nermal]

Good to someone with some sense. Real's not going out of business anytime soon. I found a poll on a site the other day, it said something like "will Real succeed against Apple?"

- Yes, Real will win
- No, Real will go out of business

But what about "No, but they'll stay in business"?

[nagromme]

They're not profitable and I don't know if their other ventures will keep them afloat or not. But I do know I'd rather have Real in second place behind Apple than Microsoft (or any WMA store).

[Nermal]

'Helix Server Starter,' Real's entry-level server, costs US$2000, plus another $800 for 'Essential Support.' They're definitely getting some money from their servers, even though they're giving away the clients for free. The other servers will undoubtedly cost even more.

[grobbins]

'Helix Server Starter,' Real's entry-level server, costs US$2000... The other servers will undoubtedly cost even more.
The most basic server from Real is still free (http://www.realnetworks.com/products/evalservers.html).