12年前，当Rob Glaser离开他工作了10年的微软公司，创办RealNetworks的时候，他认为自己选择了一个无比正确的创业方向——流媒体技术，因为微软对此不感兴趣。那时候他对创业者的忠告是，避开微软。
12年后，Glaser还在为微软的垄断而苦苦拼争的时候，更年轻的YouTube们却早已远远地把Real甩在身后。论技术、论声望、论历史、论公司实力，怎么都轮不到YouTube，但当互联网视频时代真的呼啸而来的时候，Real又在哪里呢？当Real忿忿不平地抱怨微软垄断的时候，连Google都无法阻挡YouTube的火爆。
在Real一边跟微软打着官司，一边努力地向娱乐业抛送媚眼的时候，YouTube只做了一件事——把平台开放给用户。Real的节目向导还是娱乐明星阵地，YouTube早就让普通人的创意红遍网络。做了12年的RealNetworks市值只有12.5亿美元，YouTube做了一年就卖了16.5亿美元，貌似不公平，但却很说明问题。
时代在变，死抱着传统内容，轻视网民创造力的人，就像起大早赶晚集的Real，注定被这个时代的网民慢慢忘记。我看到仍有很多公司花大价钱去购买传统的娱乐内容，去跟传统内容提供商进行不平等的合作，我仿佛看到，更多的Real正在未老先衰。
Real错失了网民自己的视频时代，不免令人扼腕，但Real的Web 1.0思维几乎注定让它与这个时代无缘。
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>>Publish Date: 7/9/2007 11:02:41 AM
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