RealPlayer has a bad reputation, as it used to bundle spyware software and it has a bloated UI. Google and RealNetworks have a long history: RealPlayer is bundled with Google Toolbar from 2004 and Google Pack includes RealPlayer as an optional download.
Google continues to focus on making distribution deals (see Dell agreement, Adobe deal) as a way of increasing its desktop presence. They've also signed a contract with Google to distribute Google Toolbar and Google Desktop. Forbes reports that RealNetworks, the creators of the (un)popular media player RealPlayer, have signed a two-year agreement with Mozilla to bundle Firefox with its software (RealPlayer, Rhapsody and RealArcade).
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