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Technology Stocks : RealNetworks (NASDAQ:RNWK)
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To: Cesare J Marini who wrote (3025)4/30/1999 8:47:00 PM
From: soup  Read Replies (2) of 5843
 
Standards ... ? We don't need no stinking standards!

>That's what it's all about, soup: standards. Microsoft learned this early on, and Apple still hasn't learned it. You set the standard, you get to call the tune, and the market dances the dance.<

Cesare;

I have five browsers - Netscape Communicator 4.05/4.51; Internet Explorer 4.01; MacWeb and iCab. I like them all for different reasons and will not hesitate to switch when navigating different sites. Sometimes I run three at the same time.

I have two media players - RealPlayer and QuickTime 4. When there's a site that requires MS Media Player, I'll download that too.

The whole point of the web is that there are no barriers to entry. The world you envision is contrary to the "open standards" movement as characterized by Java/Linux/QT -- much less the "cut off their air supply" distribution tactics of MSFT.

I also supply you/this thread by another RNWK vs. AAPL summary courtesy of a Mac-friendly analyst:

On Streaming Media.

>Apple's QuickTime, Microsoft's Media Player and RealNetworks' RealVideo are the three major competing technology in the field of multi-media playback. Apple's QuickTime has been around for a number of years and is generally believed to the most sophisticated of three. Not only is QuickTime capable of playback for a wide range of formats but it is also designed from the ground up for multimedia content creation. Despite the numerous technical advantages QuickTime had, RealVideo managed became the most popular Internet broadcast solution primarily because QuickTime did not fully support streaming media. RealVideo on the other hand, while not good for much else, was virtually designed for streaming media. With the implementation of streaming media in QuickTime 4, Apple has become a formidable competitor among the providers of streaming media technology.<

appleinvestors.com

Real may have 85% of the current streaming market, but that's still a tiny percentage of what's coming.
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