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1. Streaming music from Real always seems to involve DRM. Now that Apple and Amazon are DRM-free, that just seems like a world of hurt.
2. If I want to listen to my favorite bands, I buy the tunes, if I want to hear something new, I log into Pandora or Flycast, which is free. How do they compete against that.
3. Does anyone even know Real exists anymore?
4. When everyone was using DRM, there might have been a reason for Real to exist. Now that the biggest players have ditched DRM and are using open standards (mp3 & AAC) why does anyone need Real.
- by lacykemp March 19, 2009 2:28 PM PDT
- AJahns is correct. Real offers DRM-free MP3s and was actually one of the earlier proponents of doing so. Our subscription service does incorporate DRM, but you can still take the music with you on many portable devices and many phones. We give anyone, even non subscribers and people who only want to purchase MP3s 25 free plays, no strings attached each month so you can actually sample full songs, instead of just 30 second snippets.
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