RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNWK)

Selling your patents to raise cash can't be a good thing. And you can only do it once.

internet media service and software!

Hello, this is the Y2K dot-com collapse calling for RealNetworks. Yes, doing well thank you. Oh the kids are great. I just called to let you know we forgot about you in 2000 and still have some business that needs to be addressed. Well, it seems your business plan is invalid and your technology isn't sustainable. We need to enter you into bankruptcy procedures immediately. Yes, we understand that you're about to launch the Next Great Thing but we've been letting you side for about nine years now and my boss isn't very happy... He says you either bring out something popular now or we'll begin liquidation by the end of the year. Hello? Hello?

i like rhapsody and itunes sucks. Acer needs them.

Looks like its trading near its lows. I woudln't by it with any real money, but here it should outperform.

Member of the "Undervalued Club" bandwagon.

PE high but if that were tech critieria nobody would own MSFT, GOOG, this is insider buying pick.

I like the below $10 price and its potential for a good return.

Every computer on Earth comes with the Real Player to watch stream casts, podcasts, high lights you tube etc etc. I like the product and think the best is yet to come.

isn't doing much now but will shine in the second half

within 3 months

The price would go up!

RNWK will outperform the market this year as they are horribly undervalued and perception of the company is incorrect after big investments in online gaming and Rhapsody Music service.

Undervalued online content distributor which is growin its revenue source from online casual games around the entire world, including Europe and South America. Casual games is the fastest growing segment of the videogames business and RNWK is well positioned to take advantage of higher profit-margins in this sector and/or be acquired by a larger media company interested in entering the space.

I think that this company is a loser in the long term because they are terrible at everything they do. Well, maybe that's harsh, but they are certainly not a leader in anything that they do.

Their streaming media player has been outclassed by a website based on flash (Youtube). I don't see realmedia files anywhere anymore.

Their music store is not the cheapest, most portable, or the one offering the biggest selection. A face among the crowd with no edge except it's association with MTV. (Is that really so great? Does it beat association with iPods? An establised online retailer, or a music label?)

Their foray into Open Source was met with strong resistance from the targeted community.

If they keep up like this, I don't think that they will outperform the market.

Combined revenue from all of their business lines may keep them afloat, (diversifying faster than they can completely fail at one thing) but without a catalyst there's no possibility they will take off.

With MTV and games on the internet, this could be the next Apple.

Real has, though it's client is a mess, a good technology on the backend: the former helix server is the only one out there, able to in- or decrease the quality of streams on the fly, depending on the users bandwith. By WebTV becoming more and more relevant for mass media, this could be a good shot for either google or microsoft...

Hype on MS antitrust and takeout plan or spinoff of Music business or merger with NAPS.

http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,125772/printable.html

old news, but still, beat only by america online. even windows me placed better! as far as im concerned realplayer is textbook adware.