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Technology Stocks : RealNetworks (NASDAQ:RNWK) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Roy F who wrote (5734)	1/15/2002 8:59:51 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5843

Real Networks is going under. Just as I predicted here a year and a half ago Microsoft is cleaning their clock. The camilien giant has changes its colors into an online media giant. Free upgrades available with a single click is a model Real cannot compete with. They made the same mistake Netscape did. And are still making it today. If they want to compete with Microsoft they better figure out a different business model. It was a good first few years run, they had the innovation and momentum. Then they blew it by not recognizing the threat Microsoft posed. Don't feel bad though Real Employees, many other companies have done the same thing.