Computer video and audio software company RealNetworks Inc on Wednesday accused Microsoft Corp of seeking to restrict its products because they posed a threat to the software giant's dominant Windows operating system. RealNetworks Vice President David Richards in written testimony to U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said that as recently as August 2001 a senior Microsoft executive had confirmed that RealNetworks was seen as a threat. Richards said Microsoft withheld technical data from RealNetworks to ensure that RealNetworks' audio and video player would not work as well with Microsoft's Windows operating system as the Windows Media Player.
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