Tag: harmony

Apple today issued the following statement in response to RealNetworks’s announcement earlier this week that it will release new software, called Harmony, that allows songs purchased through its online music store to be played on Apple’s iPod. “We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the iPod, and we are investigating the implications of their actions under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and other laws.

RealNetworks’ attempt to make its music downloads work on iPods does Apple and consumers a disservice — and should be thwarted, Peter Burrows writes in an BusinessWeek Online editorial.