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RealPlayer had AutoUpdate in 1998

Posted Mar 24, 2006 3:23 UTC (Fri) by robla (subscriber, #424)
Parent article: Apple patents automatic software updates

RealPlayer G2 (released in 1998) had AutoUpdate on Windows, which I believe would qualify as prior art. Individual components (codecs, etc) are versioned, and notification is delivered upon availability of new updates.

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