Real gets flamed over iPod campaign

[Mac Reporter]

by Jo Best
Special to CNet News.com
Aug. 18, 2004

RealNetworks has stepped up its music "war" on Apple Computer--with results it clearly didn't expect.

Hostilities started in late July, when RealNetworks cracked Apple's FairPlay code, meaning songs bought from the RealPlayer Music Store could be played on the iPod--a move that went down very badly over at Apple. RealNetworks then decided to ratchet up the pressure by slashing the cost of its downloads to below the 99-cent price barrier favored by Apple.

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