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10 GLIMPSES OF THE WAY FORWARD

These past Most Innovative Companies honorees signaled major business and cultural changes to come.

1 Real Networks 2008

With its Rhapsody subscription service, the digital audio pioneer tried to woo users to rent, not buy, tunes, bucking a century of consumer behavior.

Today: In 2016, streaming became the primary way people listen to music, though Napster (née Rhapsody) has just 3.5 million subs,

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