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04/22/2003, 3:55pm, EDT

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NPR responds to "No QuickTime" decision

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A MacNN reader forwarded a note from NPR about its decision to drop QuickTime streaming from its Internet services: "For several years, npr.org has been offering some of our audio in QuickTime, but recently the arrangement between Apple and NPR expired. During the last several months, Apple and NPR have tried to work out the terms to renew that arrangement, but were unable to come to an agreement. It doesn't reflect on Apple's technology -- business and legal issues alone have led to this outcome."

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110625 04/22, 4:10pm, EDT What shall....
What shall Robert Segal say about this? And what of Linda Worthheimer? They'll be devastated!



Oh, this means G5 iPods in 2004.

posted by MacNN.com Reader

110627 04/22, 4:21pm, EDT Expected
Looks like yet another victory for Real and Windows Media Player streaming, all chalked up to Apple's legal department.


Good job, bozos.

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110628 04/22, 4:22pm, EDT Congratulations
Congratulations,

I, Steve Jobs, am a fucking moron.

Sincerely,

Steve Jobs
Chief Screw-Up Officer
Apple "Let's Screw Everyone Over" Computer, Inc.

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110630 04/22, 4:31pm, EDT Blah
Who cares about NPR - just a bunch of anti-American neo-commies anyways getting fat off Gov't subsidies (try competing in the real marketplace, you know where Conservative talk radio RULES your stupid [deleted]).

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110631 04/22, 4:32pm, EDT wtf
why do they even need to work out an agreement with apple? Why don't they just use Quicktime? Are they looking for a handout from apple to use their technology? Millions of sites use quicktime every day without an Agreement with Apple. The server is free, the encoder is $30.

THis is just stupid. Can someone please make me look stupid and tell me why they cna't just USE quicktime?

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110632 04/22, 4:32pm, EDT Not Apple's Fault
You do realize what happened at NPR, right? They were offered a huge deal by Real and Apple wasn't able to afford to compete. Apple offered some support for continuation of QT, but, when presented with money from Real to use their format, NPR had little choice.

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110633 04/22, 4:33pm, EDT it's not a big deal
talk on other lists suggest Apple was probably subsidizing NPR's bandwidth, and decided that it wasn't a winning investment.. it's not clear that Apple loses anything from this

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110634 04/22, 4:35pm, EDT Yeah
Windows Media and Real have been taking over, not because of superior technology, but because of brute money. Apple has trouble competing with that...

To the people who talked about Apple screwing up: This isn't like some weird licensing deal where NPR refused to sign a contract. This is Apple saying "we don't have millions of dollars to give you to help get you using our format".

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110635 04/22, 4:35pm, EDT Who cares?
Its freakin' NPR for goodness sakes. You know, the "we're on NPR and its your privilege to listen to us talk" people.

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110636 04/22, 4:39pm, EDT I don't care
Real Media works on Macs, too. I catch a lot of NPR this way.

I mean, does this actually hurt Apple in any way? Didn't think so.

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