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Rob Glaser, the founder of RealNetworks, tried to circumvent Apple's restrictions in July 2004 with a service called Harmony.
2004年7月，RealNetworks的創始人羅伯·格拉瑟試圖繞開蘋果的限制，推出了一項名為Harmony的服務。
He had attempted to convince Jobs to license Apple's FairPlay format to Harmony,
他曾經努力說服喬布斯把蘋果的FairPlay格式授權給Harmony，
but when that didn't happen, Glaser just reverse-engineered it and used it with the songs that Harmony sold.
但是未能如愿，于是格拉瑟就把FairPlay格式做了逆向工程，并使用在Harmony出售的歌曲上。
Glaser's strategy was that the songs sold by Harmony would play on any device, including an iPod or a Zune or a Rio,
格拉瑟的策略是讓Harmony出售的歌曲能夠在任何設備上播放，包括iPod、Zmie和Rio，
and he launched a marketing campaign with the slogan "Freedom of Choice."
之后他還發布了以“選擇自由”為口號的營銷活動。
Jobs was furious and issued a release saying that
喬布斯怒不可遏，發布新聞稿稱，
Apple was "stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the iPod."
蘋果“非常吃驚里爾網絡采用黑客式的不道德手段侵入iPod”。
RealNetworks responded by launching an Internet petition that demanded "Hey Apple! Don't break my iPod."
作為回應，里爾網絡發起了一次網絡請愿，廣為呼吁：“嗨，蘋果！不要毀了我的iPod。”
Jobs kept quiet for a few months,
隨后的幾個月內，喬布斯一直保持沉默，
but in October he released a new version of the iPod software that caused songs bought through Harmony to become inoperable.
但是在10月，他發布了一款新版的iPod軟件，不再支持從Harmony購買的任何歌曲。
"Steve is a one- of-a-kind guy," Glaser said. "You know that about him when you do business with him."
格拉瑟說：“史蒂夫是個獨一無二的家伙。你和他做生意的時候就能感受到這一點了。”
