AMOFW
As I understand it, HR was trying to convert existing RP content into an iTunes-compliant format - not quite sure how installing RealPlayer could help with this?
As far as the Real/Apple DRM battle goes, I'm not up to speed on the latest status (it's been running for over a year now), but you can bet that Apple will continue to disrupt Real's Harmony/Helix 'trojan horse' overtures in upcoming releases of iTunes. There is absolutely no love lost between these two companies - and Apple has done it to them before