RealNetworks Mozilla and Google agreements gang up on Microsoft
August 2, 2006 – 11:48 pm | by J. RodriguezA web site with a product that has two million downloads a day is an attractive venue for any would be advertiser or marketing partner that can offer a synergistic product. Thus, RealNetworks has forged agreements with the owner of the Firefox browser Mozilla and search king Google to offer their products along with every download of a RealNetworks product.
Under the agreements, both Firefox and Google’s search toolbar and desktop products would be offered together with RealNetworks downloads.
What makes RealNetworks doubly attractive for Mozilla and Google is that it competes directly with their major competitor Microsoft.
The flagship product of RealNetworks, RealPlayer, is the major competitor to Windows Media Player, while the Rhapsody online music store is a competitor to Microsoft’s current partnership offering with MTV. [Read More]
