____/ Mark Kent on Friday 24 August 2007 19:01 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ [H]omer on Monday 20 August 2007 17:45 : \____
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> What tricks is the BBC up to with Microsoft?
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | The twin elephants in the meeting room will be Microsoft's
>>>> | Silverlight and PlayReady.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/16/silverlight_iplayer_playready/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> More patents, more hijacks, more monopoly.
>>>
>>> People need to pay close attention to this sneaky maneuver. Like you
>>> say, it's an attempted hijacking. MS are about to double-team Web media
>>> delivery with PlayReady and Silverlight, and as usual - no one is going
>>> to lift a finger to stop them. Best case scenario is a future where all
>>> online media content is only accessible using proprietary Microsoft
>>> multi-platform clients, worst case scenario is everyone but Windows
>>> users are locked out completely. Heck, it's virtually like that now, but
>>> MS is "investing" for the future ... just to make sure.
>>>
>>> Think of it like this; Microsoft is "Enola Gay", the MS-BBC is "Little
>>> Boy", and the British taxpayers are Hiroshima.
>>>
>>> How that for a "delivery device"?
>>
>> I've just received some news. Not only will there be strong complaints, but
>> there is also the backing of a Linux distributor now.
>>
>> Make it heard. Make it known.
>>
>
> I'm hoping that Mark Shuttleworth will have enough gravitas to make his
> voice heard. I'm hoping that the very good Guardian technical guy picks
> this up too.
>
> Like the "delivery device" remark, btw :-)
Guardian? Like 'Microsoft' Jack (someone in Digg called him that)? Actually,
Mark T was disappointed to see that the press didn't pick the press releases,
despite Ubuntu's involvement. It's a damn shame. They sidle with the abuse and
defend the monopoly.
--
~~ Best of wishes
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