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goof7ball, that's a brave stance ya got going on. I'm glad you defended a project you're working on, and I'll let you know that most users don't hate Real Player because they think it's spyware or adware -- they hate it because it slows their computers down. I'll be honest with you, the Real Player isn't too bad of a media player -- it works when it's supposed to. There's just no getting around the fact that once I have it installed, if Real Player is running in the system tray or if Real One is installed at all, my PC becomes a slugfest with everyday uses becoming much slower.
Don't ask me why it does it, because I really don't know -- but it does. Every computer I've installed it on slows down when Real Player is running. If Real One is installed, they go haywire with virtual memory errors and this and that.
Simply enough, Windows Media Player, WinAmp, DivX (blatantly adware), and even Quicktime don't slow down my PC, and Real Player does. If this problem was fixed, the reputation would be fixed. Thanks for your time explaining the other view, however. Just lettin ya know that most people don't consider it spy/adware, it's just the fact that the Real programs make computers slow.
-Lasereth
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