What RealNetworks thinks about Microsoft's Zune

Iria · Jul 30, 2006, 05:28 PM

Source: Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog (SeattlePI)
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Microsoft's Zune project is starting to ripple through the rest of the industry. Here's what RealNetworks Chief Executive Rob Glaser had to say on his company's quarterly conference call yesterday:

"Apple's success with the iPod and iTunes has raised a fundamental question: Is this going to be an industry based on proprietary vertical platforms, each from a single company, like the video-game console business, or is the industry going to be based on interoperable platforms that separate hardware and software, like the PC and CD and DVD players?

Jul 30, 2006, 05:28 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	What RealNetworks thinks about Microsoft's Zune Source: Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog (SeattlePI) __________ Microsoft's Zune project is starting to ripple through the rest of the industry. Here's what RealNetworks Chief Executive Rob Glaser had to say on his company's quarterly conference call yesterday: "Apple's success with the iPod and iTunes has raised a fundamental question: Is this going to be an industry based on proprietary vertical platforms, each from a single company, like the video-game console business, or is the industry going to be based on interoperable platforms that separate hardware and software, like the PC and CD and DVD players?