____/ Mark Kent on Monday 21 April 2008 07:11 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 17 April 2008 15:11 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> ____/ Homer on Thursday 17 April 2008 14:33 : \____
>>>>
>>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I suspect that had the BBC spent its £130 millions on distributing
>>>>>> mythtv boxes around the UK, it would've been a far more effective use
>>>>>> of the money, than shovelling it at Microsoft to produce the iPlayer
>>>>>> proprietary P2P system, and eating ISP bandwidth which is *not* paid
>>>>>> for by the licence-fee.
>>>>>
>>>>> Didn't Ashley "pack your bags" Highfield suggest using the Neuros OSD at
>>>>> one point? Not that it would've been much used to him, since it isn't a
>>>>> closed system and it doesn't support his beloved DRM.
>>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/01/ip_to_tv_your_comments.html
>>>>
>>>> Neuros OSD gained some fame for an anti-DRM stance and logo.
>>>>
>>>> That alone could make Microsoft's knees buckle.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps not as fast as their balance sheet, though...
>>
>> Nearly there in an overdraft-ish (a loan actually) of over 20 billion
>> dollars, if the mafia wins an aggressive proxy war against Yahoo's current
>> board.
>>
>
> One has to wonder just where that would lead. Clearly, Microsoft really
> must re-invent themselves, but as they are essentially a software-only
> play, they've nothing in terms of assets.
If this ever went further (Yahoo deal), Microsoft would find itself in even
hotter water in Europe (Linux is being tested in the paliament at the moment
and a Microsoft embargo considered). In Asia (China at the least) Microsoft
will face similar scrutiny.
You know what this bid is like? It's like a person drowning helplessly in the
middle of the Pacific, but going up again for some air to prolong life for a
bit...
Microsoft wants to spread some more damage with Yahoo, at the expense of its
health (cash reserves).
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