More reason to assist Wal-Mart sinking sales...
Wal-Mart's Speeding Bullet
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| Slow delivery times have proved that the digital video delivery
| revolution isn't exactly "faster than a speeding bullet."
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| The Wal-Mart offering isn't for everyone. In a nod to Microsoft
| loyalists, the downloads will only work on Windows XP systems and require
| the latest version of Windows Media Player to watch.
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http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06112812.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y
http://tinyurl.com/yzmpnf
Related:
Beeb breaks out with Windows WMA protection
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| According to a press release from Sonos, the blokes over
| at the Beeb have decided to jump ship for relying on
| Realplayer for web content, and have switched over
| entirely to the Windows-friendly WMA format. Now
| that the BBC has made The Big Switch, BBC radio
| stations will be received automatically for users
| of wireless music and radio provider Sonos.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35282
Same story with other sites such as MSNBC. The BBC has a partnership with
Microsoft, which seeks to 'poison' the site and 'punish' non-Windows users.
BBC Looks To Microsoft For Web 2.0
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| However, you don't sign deals or commitments if you're a quasi-autonomous
| Public Corporation operating as a public service broadcaster, as the BBC
| is. BBC Director General Mark Thompson met Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates
| in Seattle on Wednesday to sign the non-exclusive memorandum of
| understanding and discuss the BBC's digital strategy.
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http://www.forbes.com/2006/09/28/bbc-microsoft-internet-cx_cn_0928bbc.html?partner=yahootix
http://tinyurl.com/j5pn7
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