Real player is known as "Badware" heh. It is sort of like adware/spyware. It makes itself on home on your computer, and even tracks information on what you are watching/listening too. It is also full of ads etc. And it is a huge program compared to minimal programs. I do not know if is any different these days but thats how it used to be. I like VLC media player for most stuff, or quicktime. This is just matter of opinion, if you like it keep it.