JTK wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > Re: RealOne and Mozilla > From: > > JTK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: > > Sun, 23 Dec 2001 04:08:31 -0600 > > Newsgroups: > > netscape.public.mozilla.general > > > Oh God, do NOT install that thing. It wants to steal every godforsaken > file association the Real programmers have ever heard of for itself. > Not unprecedented you ask? Get this: it runs a process in the > background (REALLY in the background, no tray icon or anything, must be > a service on Why2K/XP) so that when you change it to the way you want it > - THIS THING WILL STEAL THEM BACK. AND IT GIVES YOU NO CHOICE, it just > tells you, "I'm stealing 'em back, tough break sucker", no cancel > option, nothing. I shit you not. > > Does anybody know of some way to get away from the outrage that is the > RealPrivacyInvaderAndAssociationStealer Company? Every damn video you > see is .rm, and the ones that aren't are "Windows Media" and are about > half the quality. Are there *ANY* free or even pay RealMedia players > around that don't invade your privacy, steal your associations, etc etc > etc? > > Shawn Neumann wrote: > >>I read somewhere recently that Real was deciding between Opera and >>Mozilla for it's embedded browser on it's upcoming RealOne platform. >>Anyone heard anything on this? I would be very interested to know how >>this one is going to pan out... >> >>Cheers, >>Shawn >>
I just installed the RealOne player( the free one, of course) , and after I unselected a thousand(!!!) checkboxes (the file assocs), eveything is fine. Mp3 is still played by Winamp. Supposing user installation fault to be the problem. :D What's the background's process name ???? :)) I don't see anything suspicious.Using Win2K. <<< No motto >>>
