Apple Shuts Out Real

According to a report from the Asscoiated Press Apple has begun blocking the Harmony technology created by RealNetworks Inc. that was designed to get around the iPod music player’s copy-protection armor…

RealNetworks had introduced in the iPod-breaking technology hoping to break the stranglehold of Apples incompatible proprietary digital music standards.  Without Real’s Harmony Apple limits the iPod to songs downloaded from Apple’s iTunes Music Store or songs in the generic MP3 music format.

It’s not clear how many people are now have songs they can no longer play on their iPods. RealNetworks told the Asscociated Press that they had "not yet received any customer complaints, but the company will ‘look at the Apple upgrade and see how it’ll make Harmony work once again with the iPod,’ said RealNetworks’ spokesman Matt Graves."

If any hypebot readers are effected by Apples actions we would love to here from you.

  This kind of "closed source" attitude by Apple is exactly the reason that hypbot Editor Bruce Houghton decided to buy Creative Labs’ Nomad.  Read is review below.