__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 02 August 2006 17:35 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Realplayer, Google Toolbar and Firefox Get Bundle Deal
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| RealNetworks, Google and Mozilla Corp. have announced a new
>>| multi-year agreement under which Real would offer the popular Google
>>| Toolbar and the Mozilla Firefox® Web browser with RealPlayer, one of the
>>| most frequently downloaded applications around the world.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20060801231217789
>
> Wonder if Real will open all of their codecs ever?
Or even code. I am frequently told that they have RealPlayer phone home, for
self benefit. I am told that IE7 will do so by default. Unlike Google, as I
discovered this afternoon.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/08/01b.html
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| (2) I wrote that the Google Mini was "communicating with Google to get
| PageRank information for public pages." It turns out that it doesn't.
| Today I spoke to the product managers over at Google and they told me
| that because of all the customers who want to use the Mini on an Intranet,
| they are very religious about NOT phoning home to Google under any
| circumstances.
`----
Best wishes,
Roy
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