Real Networks Spins Off Rhapsody (Which Leaves What, Exactly?) [Realnetworks]
For Viacom, Real Networks’ partner in the Rhapsody venture, a spinoff is a chance to get rid of a bleeding appendage. For Real, it’s like losing a failing—but vital—organ.
Ever since people stopped needing the RealPlayer plugin for anything other than streaming reports from their town′s third most popular local news station, and replaced RealPlayer with [...]