Real takes aim at Apple

roundup RealNetworks aims to build up the audience for its musical offerings with a half-price sale and the release of its Harmony software. Also: Rob Glaser wants to bring compatibility to Apple.

RealNetworks slashes song prices
Company offers 49-cent tunes and releases Harmony, the software that has Apple up in arms.
August 17, 2004

Can Glaser and Jobs find harmony?
newsmaker RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser has big plans for his company's new music-playing technology, Apple lawsuit or no Apple lawsuit.
August 17, 2004

RealNetworks lobs another grenade
news.commentary Discount-priced songs and Harmony software will propel the company from nowhere to second place in downloads--and shake up the digital music business along the way.
August 17, 2004

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