Apple’s Jobs, Real’s CEO Glaser Meet, Debate, Fight At Palo Alto Eatery

Apple Computer’s trio of iPod, iTunes, iTunes Music Store (iTMS) owns the online music store scene. Some estimate market share exceeding 70-percent, and mind share at nearly 100-percent.

In an attempt to cash in on the legal download music explosion, RealNetworks, a pioneer in online audio and video media, opened their own Internet music store. The result? A big yawn from most consumers, many of whom have fallen in love with Apple’s diminutive iPod and iTMS.

Last month Real announced Harmony, a new way to buy music.... (excerpted).

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