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VideoLAN acquired by RealNetworks
2010-04-01
VideoLAN is proud to announce that it has been acquired by RealNetworks, the world's premiere provider of Internet media delivery tools. RealNetworks will be working with VideoLAN over the next few months to leverage the powerful Real toolset to improve VLC media player and other VideoLAN software. Accordingly, with the introduction of Real's superior solutions, we will be dropping all other encoders from the streaming component of VLC media player. Additionally, to better serve our customers, we will be introducing a new VLC media player Pro application, with cutting edge streaming capabilities and the ability to play back and edit all Real video and audio formats. This new application will be available for the low low price of $30/€30. We hope you enjoy the new VLC media player!
VLC - a good reason never to upgrade again! (April Fool?)
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VLC - a good reason never to upgrade again! (April Fool?)
The end of an era - I certainly will never be upgrading it again - I hate Real with a passion...
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Re: VLC - a good reason never to upgrade again!
*does not compute*Real wrote:...Real's superior solutions...
Oh, no, i hope this isn't true, it can't be surely
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I've since had that thought myself - but would they be allowed to Real's name in vain?another_commander wrote:How can it be? I would expect to read something like this only on April 1st, or something. Oh wait...
I hope so though!!
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Given the date of the announcement, I'd take this with a bucket of salt.. 
(I was almost fooled by mintywhite.com's announcement that they'd been acquired by Microsoft, until I saw it was April 1st)
(I was almost fooled by mintywhite.com's announcement that they'd been acquired by Microsoft, until I saw it was April 1st)
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