Those aren't the reasons I hate it. I hate it because it just doesn't work, and it doesn't tell me why it's not working. I'll click a link in my browser to a RealPlayer clip. RealPlayer opens, but nothing happens. I can't get it to play no matter what, it just sits there looking at me doing nothing. This is how it goes about half the time I try to use it for anything. Don't get me wrong, I don't like Windows Media Player either since it is another Microsoft Monopoly Approved(tm) product. But at least it works (usually, and with a few security exploits here and there). What I really want to see are standard formats like MPEG2/4 that I can play with ANY media player that supports them. Real formats and WMA need not apply.
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