Rob Glaser
Rob Glaser
Rob Glaseris the founder of RealNetworkswhich produces RealAudio, RealVideo, RealPlayer, and Helix, among other products and services. Before founding RealNetworks, he had become a millionaire by working for Microsoft for ten years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth16 January 1962
CountryUnited States of America
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I think all this stuff, ultimately, is going to blow over, ... Once the record companies make their collections available in a reasonable way, from an economic standpoint, consumers don't have to choose between not downloading or downloading illegally.
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My sense is, it's actually kind of an interesting dynamic. Microsoft, for reasons that I don't understand - but I welcome - seems to be trying to cram a proprietary Microsoft-only agenda down the throat of the entire consumer electronics industry, and the entire mobile industry, and the entire media industry.
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I'm like a kid in a candy store
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In terms of technology trends, a new operating system like XP makes a big difference. It makes the PC more stable and robust, so you can be running background tasks as your PC operates effectively as a hub or a server in your environment. Those are positive dimensions of a new operating system.
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In terms of market dynamics, just look at the broadband trend and the growth in the wide range of devices. I wouldn't say we're going into an era where PCs are irrelevant, and I certainly wouldn't say that to PC Magazine, but I think we're going into an era where the PC is just one of a number of important devices.
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This fascination with the convergence of media and technology -- that's something that's compelled me for probably 20 years,
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There's the growth of bandwidth, and that is a fundamentally positive trend for us, because it allows us to deliver better and better experiences.
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As we're rolling out to the stakeholders who make the decisions as to how to deploy the networks, ... their response has been hugely positive.
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Our third quarter results demonstrated the ongoing strength of our business model. We also delivered on the growth strategies that are enabling us to expand our industry leadership position, including advancements focused on accelerating the adoption of Internet media and the viable business models to support it.
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six months to a year from now is realistic.
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My view is that the opportunities in front of us are very good, and we'll continue to more than hold our own on the PC.
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That's most fun ? that, and seeing how the medium changes people's lives, are probably the two most exciting things about what I do.
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Our two growth businesses have been music and games so if you could do acquisitions that accelerate that I wouldn't rule it out.
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Our two growth businesses have been music and games so if you could do acquisitions that accelerate that I wouldn't rule it out.