Does anyone actually use realplayer anymore?

[Merlyn3D]

It seems like ages since I've seen a website use real player. Is there even a reason to have it anymore?


I've been playing around with the OS X version of real player, and I cannot believe real actually wrote a piece of software that isn't as bloated and full of junk as its windows counterpart. Real on OS X actually behaves.

 

[Aluvus]

I keep Real Alternative installed, but I'm having trouble remembering the last time I actually needed it.

As for the OS X version... maybe they hired someone else to write it?

 

[Safeway]

No. Way. REAL stands for the devil.

 

[Vidda]

Hell no.

 

[JEDIYoda]

It`s all Hillary`s fault!!

 

[Barfo]

I avoid it like the plague sonce 99 or so...

 

[Quasmo]

A guy in my class used to work for Real. I told him that I hated him.

 

[George P Burdell]

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[JEDIYoda]

free version....I do

 

[TheChort]

I used to keep it as an alternative ... until I got VLC
Now, Real is real dead to me

 

[Randum]

man i hated that program, always had tons of crap installed when you used it...ugh

 

[npoe1]

I hate real player. My favorite news site use it to broadcast their programs, that is frustrating because I have no other option that radio. I would kill to make them change to WMA or anything else.

 

[BillGates]

The company pretty much killed itself with its crappy software...sweetness.

 

[idiotekniQues]

rhapsody is a great service. yeah the software is a bit buggy sometimes, but their interface and music catalogue beats yahoo & napster.

but i hated real player too.

 

[silverpig]

It seemed like so many websites back in the day streamed .rm files that you practically HAD to have it installed in order for the internet to work. But man, there was so much crap with that program...

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Real = :thumbsdown:

 

[sandorski]

On occassion I run across a site that uses it, so I use it then. It's much better than it used to be and I have no problems with it.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Real Alternative FTW!

 

[SagaLore]

At one time Real actually was a good program. And just like Yahoo, it went the way of craptacular.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D
It seems like ages since I've seen a website use real player. Is there even a reason to have it anymore?


I've been playing around with the OS X version of real player, and I cannot believe real actually wrote a piece of software that isn't as bloated and full of junk as its windows counterpart. Real on OS X actually behaves.

I remember paying for it and it's upgrades back in the day. No more.

 

[Xyclone]

Never used it in the first place...

 

[Locut0s]

I don't have it installed. If there is something I really want to watch in RM format I'll use real alternative. The realplayer software is HORRIBLE!