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Re: bye bye Sky Digital

  • Subject: Re: bye bye Sky Digital
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:15:51 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
  • References: <6xcqg.26452$OT.3290@newsfe6-win.ntli.net> <V7dqg.95518$wl.71026@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>
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__/ [ 7 ] on Monday 03 July 2006 19:14 \__

> Jim wrote:
> 
>> Follows is the correspondence between myself (via webform) and BSkyB on
>> the complete lack of support for the Linux platform (or any platform
>> other than XP, for that matter, as the reply shows:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> =======================================================================
>> Dear Jim
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you for your email regarding the operating system for Sky by
>> Broadband.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I can confirm that Sky have selected Windows XP as the operating system
>> of choice to launch this new service.
> 
> 
> Thanks for that Jim.
> Now thats one service I won't be subscribing to.
> 
> Particularly nasty when you consider many of the set top boxes
> are all running GNU/Linux.

TiVo, MythTV, etc.

Let me guess that Sky executive are using (or being used by) Windows XP at
home.

Thanks for letting me know this. Sky=boycott.

Best wishes,

Roy

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