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Antitrust truce frees rivals for bite at Apple

One of the most important turning points in the relationship between RealNetworks and Microsoft may initially have had little to do with Microsoft at all. In early 2004, RealNetworks Chief Executive Officer Rob Glaser made several appeals to Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, asking him to make the popular iPod compatible with other companies’ music services. In a private e-mail …

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U.K. online music hobbled by high prices

High prices and digital rights management incompatibility are slowing the take-up of online music services in the United Kingdom, according to analyst firm IDC. Jason Armitage, senior research analyst at IDC’s European consumer devices unit, said that despite the rapid increase in the number of iTunes-style stores, the United Kingdom has yet to benefit from more choices or cheaper pricing. …

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