'Your Britain in Pictures': Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth Delivers a Unique
3-D Interactive Experience
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| The online 3-D viewing experience will be available in conjunction with
| the BBC's new series "How We Built Britain"
| (http://www.bbc.co.uk/britain) beginning now and running through
| mid-July....
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070606/aqw156.html?.v=4
...Was going to say something about this, but here's the PR bit. The related
articles make it clear that BBC is just promoting Microsoft's agenda after
their technical deals. That's what taxpayers outside the States are
supporting...
Related:
SilverLight meets the BBC
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| Not to be outdone by the eBay/Adobe show off of Apollo, the Beeb
| is showing off what it can do with Silverlight as a web 2.0 get
| more users and more social interaction.
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http://techwag.com/index.php/2007/05/01/silverlight-meets-the-bbc/
Apple Users Petition Prime Minister
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| UK Apple users are petitioning the Prime Minister Tony Blair over the
| BBC's decision to make streaming media available to Windows users
| only. The BBC plans to launch an on-demand tv service which uses
| software that will only be available to Windows users.
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http://www.digmo.co.uk/misc/apple-users-petition-prime-minister/
Save the BBC from Windows DRM!
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| Clearly, shutting out 25% of your audience sits ill with the BBC's
| remit of serving all of its users...
|
| There is no denying that this is an extremely difficult area for
| the BBC, since it must negotiate not one but three minefields -
| those of technology standards, copyright and contract law. But
| there are still things that it could do without turning into a
| global advertisement for Microsoft's flawed DRM approach.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000183
BBC plans to lock viewers into Microsoft monopoly says Open Source Consortium
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| The Open Source Consortium (OSC) believes the plans are anti-competitive
| and will use public money to lock viewers into the technologies of
| a repeatedly convicted monopolist.
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http://www.publictechnology.net/article_avantgo.php?sid=7655
Beeb slammed for 'fawning' to Bill Gates
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| BBC viewers have flooded the corporation with complaints over how it
| covered the launch of Microsoft Vista earlier this week.
|
| In one cringingly servile interview worthy of Uriah Heep, the
| Beeb's news presenter Hugh Edwards even thanked Gates at the
| end of it, presumably in appreciation at being allowed to give
| the Vole vast coverage for free.
|
| In other TV news items presenters excitedly explained how Vistac
| ould be obtained and installed - details courtesy of the BBC's
| website.
|
| But British viewers, currently forced to pay a £131.50 licence
| fee to maintain the BBC's "impartiality", were less than impressed.
|
| Scores got in touch to complain that so much was Auntie up Bill's
| bum that you could barely see her corset.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37411
http://slated.org/bbc_microsoft_bias
Brits! Act now to save the BBC from Microsoft
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| The BBC are holding an open consultation regarding how they're
| going to delivery on-demand content, they want answers to
| questions like: "How important is it that the proposed seven-day
| catch-up service over the internet is available to consumers who
| are not using Microsoft software?"
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http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/31/brits_act_now_to_sav.html
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
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