Real plans European music store launch within a year
updated 06:05 am EDT, Thu April 8, 2004
Real\'s music store Europe
Real Networks plans to launch its , CEO Rob Glaser said in an interview with the Financial Times Deutschland. Glaser also revealed that in the wake of the European Commission's ruling ordering Microsoft to allow PC makers to install competing media software on their systems, Real has been in talks with Dell and HP to better position its products in the market. HP earlier this year struck a partnership with Apple that will see the PC giant selling rebranded iPods and installing iTunes on all of its new computers. Roxio has said it will launch its Napster service in Europe this summer; Apple also plans to launch a European iTunes Music Store later this year.
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who wins the race
Whoever gets to Europe first will be the winner there. Music downloading services are similar enough, and lacking in Europe, that the first one to make its debut there will pretty much be the standard, just as the iTMS was in the U.S. Here's hoping Apple wins the race. :)