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To: Pruguy who wrote (3950)	7/26/1999 6:37:00 PM
From: one putt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5843

I believe there is a plug-in to download for the Live365 format. Didn't bother downloading it yet, however. TP

To: Pruguy who wrote (3950)	7/28/1999 1:54:00 PM
From: Scott C. Lemon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5843

Hello Pruguy, > if you click on the more info button it will take you to a real > page suggesting that you either need a plug-in or it isn't in a > compatable format...Live365, for some reason chooses to build their > business without the help of the realplayer base of customers ;-) Is the glass half-full, or half-empty? Real, in it's half-a$$ed attempt to support MP3, decided to just announce the buzz-words ... but not really support the current MP3 trends. So it is actually Real who chose not to support the format being used by thousands, or maybe millions, of Gen-X users ... the next wave of Internet users and future business people. Real announced that it was going to support MP3, and bought XingTech. But nothing has really happened since ... Their RealJukebox is extremely lame ... nice UI, but only allows low-bitrate ripping of CD audio. And their player doesn't support HTTP streaming of MP3s ... only RTSP/RTP ... I'm disappointed that the management of Real doesn't get it ... there is the continuing wave of MP3 that needs to be addressed ... Scott C. Lemon