Tuesday, June 29, 2004
RealPlayer on Linux, Novell
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "NEWS" @ 06:00 AM
We rarely post news about Linux solution and this is probably the first time we have posted on Novell, but here goes.
"RealNetworks Inc. is moving to make its digital media player the default choice for Linux desktop systems, announcing Monday that Linux distributors Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. have both agreed to include versions of its player in their open source desktop software."
Another article on the subject from Infoworld can be found here. Since the majority of Windows users use Windows Media Player it has traditionally been hard for them to enter the Windows market. Therefore, Real has been aggressively moving to carve a niche for its player in the Linux market. This is probably a smart move since the number of Linux users is certainly on the rise. My biggest gripe with RealPlayer (something I used to love in the late 90's) is how it started taking over a user's machine/preferences and not allow itself to be customized. I think many of those problems were addressed in RealPlayer 10.
"RealNetworks Inc. is moving to make its digital media player the default choice for Linux desktop systems, announcing Monday that Linux distributors Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. have both agreed to include versions of its player in their open source desktop software."
Another article on the subject from Infoworld can be found here. Since the majority of Windows users use Windows Media Player it has traditionally been hard for them to enter the Windows market. Therefore, Real has been aggressively moving to carve a niche for its player in the Linux market. This is probably a smart move since the number of Linux users is certainly on the rise. My biggest gripe with RealPlayer (something I used to love in the late 90's) is how it started taking over a user's machine/preferences and not allow itself to be customized. I think many of those problems were addressed in RealPlayer 10.
