____/ [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.
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~Linus Torvalds
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