____/ Mark Kent on Monday 10 September 2007 08:17 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 07 September 2007 16:30 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> New campaign launched:
>>>>
>>>> http://spreadopenmedia.org/
>>>>
>>>> Mac, Linux BBC iPlayers in the offing, says PM
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| Or, in other words, why are you asking us here at 10 Downing Street? We
>>>>| don't run the Beeb.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> Of course you don't. *Microsoft* runs the Beeb, just like it runs the
>>>> other government departments and establishments.
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| The Trust apparently had it in hand all along, and the Government didn't
>>>>| have to do a thing - which is how it should be, as the Beeb is supposed
>>>>| to resist gov meddling. (Though dependent on it for the power to collect
>>>>| licence fees.)
>>>>|
>>>>| Just how soon we'll see a Mac or Linux iPlayer, though, is open to
>>>>| question.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/06/bbc_iplayer_epetition_downing_street_mac_linux_coming/
>>>>
>>>> It's here:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page13090.asp?cheeky=true
>>>>
>>>> What a farce. Some people think it's something new. It's the same "leave
>>>> us alone" BS and "we'll look at it once every 6 months" (until the EC
>>>> threatens us, to use Gordon's words).
>>>>
>>>
>>> Heads will roll on this, it's just a question of time. We know who to
>>> go for.
>>
>> This you will not believe! The BBC site, which did not cover the protest,
>> has just taken this BS and spun it further to make it seem like it'll be
>> cross platform, as in XP *AND* Vista.
>
> You can tell that this is being written by ex-Microsoft people, they are
> using 100% of the Microsoft tactics which we know so well. Fortunately,
> because we know them so well, they are easy enough to counter.
>
>>
>> This is a hoax! As it stands, they don't do anything. The government says,
>> "why do you ask *us*?" and "we agree with the Trust". The press says, "oh,
>> well... that means that there's no issue anymore and the MSBBC will get its
>> act together."
>
> Gordon Brown will be looking for votes soon, so this will become a
> significant issue.
Unless the press is used to make people (not techies) believe that Microsoft is
benign.
>> That type of spin is a fiasco! It's like Microsoft claiming victory when it
>> lost in the ISO. Several months ago, amid another huge loss for OOXML, Brian
>> Jones (of Microsoft) claims peaceful co-existence and someone who commented
>> in BetaNews said that Brian pulled a Bush, as in declaring a victory amid a
>> big disaster (Iraq's invasion followed by "we win"). *sigh*
>>
>
> It would be interesting to see what coverage the BBC has made of the
> OOXML debates, in particular, the clearly visible corruption.
None of this was covered. I watch their technology RSS feed like a hawk.
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