Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 01 May 2007 11:16 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Tuesday 01 May 2007 03:44 \__
>>>
>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>
>>>>> BBC gets TV on-demand service OK [But only if you use Windows]
>>>>
>>>> As more and more disenchanted Vista users switch to Linux, the backlash
>>>> will grow, and ultimately the Beeb will need to rethink their
>>>> "priorities" ... especially as a publicly accountable organisation.
>>>>
>>>> The DRM proponents will also need to reconsider their positions.
>>>>
>>>> Ultimately I think DRM is an experiment that failed ... badly.
>>>
>>> I am not the only one to have spotted this. THe very busy forum Linux
>>> Questions (LQ) has created (or will create) yet another petition. People
>>> are angry at Bill's friend, Tony.
>>>
>>
>> I should turn some anger to the clearly incompetent Ashley Highfield.
>> He really should be taken to task for mis-spending licence-fee payers'
>> money with Microsoft when he should be spending it on capabilities which
>> are available to /all/ licence-fee payers, not just those foolish enough
>> to run Microsoft Vista (which doesn't look like it will be very many).
>
> Yes, this morning tagged one of the posts about this with "Ashley Highfield",
> so maybe it'll draw attention to the culprit.
>
Excellent - he really does need to be taken to task for willful misuse
of our money. What I find slightly surprising is that there are still
people jumping on the Microsoft bandwagon - there's certainly a /lot/ of
room on it at the moment!
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