Rob Glaser to Apple: open up the iPod!

Speaking of Apple and audio formats, RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser is asking Apple to open up the iPod to other formats besides AAC and MP3. This sorta smacks of desperation to us since Real can't sell music downloads that will play on the iPod (which is currently the most popular MP3 player), but Glaser tries to spin it the other way. He argues that consumers won't want to be locked into buying from just one store (Apple's iTunes Music Store), and that eventually sales of the iPod will begin to suffer. We haven't seen any indication of this, and we're guessing that this idea of locking-in customers doesn't bother Apple one bit.