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# Apple Responds To Real’s Harmony Software
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/apple_responds_/
- Published: 2004-07-29T13:42:43.000Z
- Updated: 2004-07-29T13:42:43.000Z
- Description: Apple today released the following statement: We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the iPod, and we are investigating the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2004/07/apple_responds_.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

Apple today released the following statement:

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 and other laws. We strongly caution Real and their customers that when we update our iPod software from time to time it is highly likely that Real’s Harmony technology will cease to work with current and future iPods.

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