Help Me Convince My Girlfriend Not To Use RealPlayer

[StinkyMeat]

My girlfriend just installed real player, and now tells me she thinks she wants to use it for everything, i.e. CD's mp3's videos etc. I figured I would turn to ATOT for some help. Can you guys try to convince her not to? Give reasons and/or examples.

 

[Fencer128]

Can you contrast and compare? What's your alternative suggestion(s)

Andy

 

[Eli]

Just delete a critical file. When it doesen't work anymore, just say, "I told you it was a piece of sh!t."

 

[zeruty]

I think the solution doesn't lie in convincing her to not use it... it lies in you deciding whether or not you really want a relationship with someone who likes real player :frown:

 

[LuNoTiCK]

Originally posted by: Eli
Just delete a critical file. When it doesen't work anymore, just say, "I told you it was a piece of sh!t."

Listen to his idea. I like it.

 

[BillGates]

Unplug her keyboard and get asked to fix it...then uninstall RealPlayer while she's gone and "fix" the problem.

 

[NewSc2]

why don't you just say, it sucks? girls don't argue on things like computers usually

guy: don't use realplayer
girl: why?
guy: it sucks
girl: howso?
guy: it takes up too much memory, also tends to have a bunch of ads, and takes up a lot of bandwidth.
girl: oh... okay


just tell her to use windows media player (maybe even wmp6) if she wants an all-in-one package.

 

[FoBoT]

do you really care that much?

is she going to be vaporized or ostracized by all the uber geeks for using realplayer?

sheesh

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Eli
Just delete a critical file. When it doesen't work anymore, just say, "I told you it was a piece of sh!t."

agreed
or show her this post:


NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO!

 

[StageLeft]

Using realplayer is actually a used and successful defense for men accused of battering their ladies.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Using realplayer is actually a used and successful defense for men accused of battering their ladies.

Saved my ass 2 or 3 times!

 

[notfred]

I think your girlfriend should use realplayer for everything, just to piss you off.

Seriously, if you can't think of a reason that she shouldn't use it, and you're coming on here looking for one, why do you care in the first place?

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Using realplayer is actually a used and successful defense for men accused of battering their ladies.

Saved my ass 2 or 3 times!

LOL!

Don't let your sweetie hear you say that.

Hopper

 

[flavio]

I don't understand what the big deal is with Real Player.

Sure the default settings suck, but once you change the setup to not start on boot and only associate with RA files then it's fine. I wouldn't use it for anything you don't need to though.

 

[xospec1alk]

Originally posted by: zeruty
I think the solution doesn't lie in convincing her to not use it... it lies in you deciding whether or not you really want a relationship with someone who likes real player :frown:

 

[stev0]

Originally posted by: flavio
I don't understand what the big deal is with Real Player.

Sure the default settings suck, but once you change the setup to not start on boot and only associate with RA files then it's fine. I wouldn't use it for anything you don't need to though.

ditto... real player is only good for RA files, otherwise it's just plain dirty.

 

[3L33T32003]

Tell her you refuse to work on any computer that uses Real Player.

 

[Swag1138]

Dump her.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: zeruty
I think the solution doesn't lie in convincing her to not use it... it lies in you deciding whether or not you really want a relationship with someone who likes real player :frown:

Friends don't let friends be with those that use real player.

 

[Kev]

Can't you just tell it sucks automatically from the 837 question census they want you fill out every time you install it?

Or it's crappy interface?

Or it's bloat?

 

[flavio]

Is there something better that plays RA files?

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: flavio
Is there something better that plays RA files?

i know theres a plugin for winamp

 

[SaltBoy]

I told your girlfriend to install realplayer and use it to play everything just to piss you off!

Muwahaaahhaaahhaaaa!

Your arch-nemesis,
Saltboy

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: flavio
Is there something better that plays RA files?

i know theres a plugin for winamp

I believe that it still requires Real Player to be installed.

 

[kami]

It takes about 10 seconds to turn off all the annoying crap. Get over it...