(On the Hijack complaint, I implore to hard workers who agree and the management at who agree when Real.com corporate reads our suggestions, once this page makes its way to the top of the Search Engines - right along with the top download sites :) I'm not bragging, but what I write does get read eventually:)

I give Real.com a thumbs up, in attaboy for that - and a plea to continue listening to your customer and do (all important) everything your customer insists you do. In any case I say to all customers of their to keep the pressure up, and we will hope they will continue more and more to "do the right thing" with Real Player software - make it consumer friendly and let the consumer make all the decisions, and MARKET (advertise in an unobtrusive way) why it is so good and let the customer decide what options are best for him/her, not management deciding: remember the buyers of the paid version pay your salary - don't get "big head" on providing for the customer. And the harder you make it for customers the more quickly they will turn to inferior products.

To the consumer, while there are negatives, and I wish there weren't: it just isn't perfectly 100% consumer intelligent in my view (and countless others) in automatic install nore nearly WHAT IT SHOULD be in custom install (with all options automatically checked making customer uncheck them appears "arrogant" to the consumer) just as water isn't: sinking to the bottom of a lake could be hazardous to your health!

• realPlayer® version 10 If you don't have pay or free version, you will need to download free or pay real player here or version 10 while it is available here to view the streaming videos (no download of the files necessary) corporate download: here, http://Real.com

• Real Player is highly recommended because it is a great player, and at least now you can uninstall it and easily fix everything you don't want if you do "auto-install". Its only problems were management problems - and if they continue listening to everyone who has a minor complaint you will see better versions in the future.
• For the trimmed-down "corporate version" (means it will work better on old and tired systems) is here You can just fill in anything in the form and it will work. The corporate version does not have any of the problems in the review that were in the earlier versions, and is trimmer code. It says an e-mail address is required - which I guess that would be the only thing that has to be correct. (In other words if you want to abreviate your information I don't see why not, but I know of no problems.)

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My review on Real Video, RealPlayer.com is, Guys over there both thumbs up since you have such great code: just continue to be nice: maybe give THREE versions with one option "the minimilist version = all the player and ONLY the player!!" Ads for your company=OK at least in the "custom install" making the customer check ENERYTHING he wants BEYOND the MINIMUM necessary to use the Minimum features. = Look, great Product = Don't tick off your customers. TRY what you sell, and allow department interface in teams, and comunicate within, and have team leaders. Develop a front and interface and nonintrusivity consistant with your tight code. Don't quarrel and take the modern management system: Management works for the team and the team INCLUDES the customer, whose money and good will is ALL IMPORTANT.
Pay attention to any review that is negative like you are doing, and continue your quality path forward! Good job folks. As to the negatives that still exist I hope they will either disappear, or with proper education, consumers will make them disappear on their own. Keep in mind I have stated the positives outweigh the current negatives with proper education, and water has negatives too: sinking to the bottom of a lake is hazardous to your health! I know it is strange to mention negatives on a private review, but the truth is the truth.

And that is the way it is on a free review. Real gets what they pay for: in this case a "Real" review. (And no sponsors = no reason to really sugar coat it, but remember everyone, this is also a strong Testimonial as best of the best - just where some feel is a good idea to improve: look, function and feel. Even my own product, < a href="molyfusion1.html">MolyFUSION™ I SPELL out the good, the bad, and the ugly. (And it is a TERRIFIC product - just look at the record shots it helps make in the video and targets and testimonial shooting TRAINING can happen rather then CLEANING. It is just with all BEST OF THE BEST products: they ALL may have drawbacks! In spite of a "MUST USE."

(RFC Handle) techshooter - 8-22-04

Update1, 8-26-04: Info: In order to use a product I endorse, Pest Patrol, in order to use it I have to get to Task Manager (Type Ctrl, Alt, and Delete all together then select Task Manager) Then click arrow onto Mediadetect and then click onto Endtask then wait, and confirm. Then I have to do the same for Wmexe. Once I do that, then Pest Patrol = update and search and seek latest spyware, adware, and trojans. This has to be done verytime Windows is started. I think I like the idea of those programs not running in the background.

Update2, 8-26-04: For RealPlayer's privacy policy for US, english speaking (How I got there, burrying deep into their site to find in the most obscure place: bottom left of screen (my computer) privacy policy, click here It explains about there use of all their other programs installed with RealPlayer, and what their privacy policy is.