RealNetworks this afternoon said that President and CEO Thomas Nielsen has resigned, Chairman, founder and former CEO Rob Glaser has been named interim CEO effective immediately.

FORBES: RealNetworks CEO Nielsen Out; Glaser Returns As Interim

"It's still unproven that people will go from paying zero to a reliable but paid for service, " Rob Glaser, chief executive of media software giant, RealNetworks, said earlier this year.

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We got a few minutes to chat (once again) with Real's Rob Glaser today, who was kind enough to answer a few lingering questions about Real's freshly announced music alliance with MTV and Verizon called Rhapsody America.

ENGADGET: A few words with Real's Rob Glaser about Rhapsody America