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. Company offers 49-cent tunes and releases Harmony, the software that has Apple up in arms. August 17, 2004 newsmaker RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser has big plans for his …

RealNetworks on Tuesday kicked off a high-profile digital music marketing campaign, highlighting the new iPod-compatible technology that has swung the company into conflict with Apple Computer. For a limited time, RealNetworks will offer song downloads from its music store for 49 cents, along with half-price albums. A nationwide print, radio and Web marketing campaign will promote the offer, along with …

reader feedback RealNetworks created a dilemma for Apple Computer fans when it “reverse engineered” Apple’s iPod digital music player, putting two of the tech community’s most passionate loves–for Apple and interoperability–at loggerheads. CNET News.com asked: Which side wins out? The responses came down fairly heavily on Apple’s side, though it was hard to tell whether that reflected agreement with the …