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Re: [News] [Rival] BBC's Mark Thomson "Blinded by Novelty" (Linux, Macs)

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 15 January 2008 23:17 : \____
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> ____/ [H]omer on Tuesday 15 January 2008 10:42 : \____
>>> 
>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>> 
>>>>> MP accuses BBC chief of illegally championing Microsoft
>>>> [...]
>>>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/14/thompson_bbc_iplayer_pac/
>>>> 
>>>> .----
>>>> | Thompson erred under Pugh's questioning over the current level of
>>>> | interoperability offered by the iPlayer desktop application. He was
>>>> | asked: "At what stange will you be able to download and stream to a
>>>> | Mac or a Linux computer?"
>>>> |
>>>> | "You can do that now," Thompson replied.
>>>> |
>>>> | He later recanted the statement, conceding that only streams are
>>>> | currently available on non-Windows computers.
>>>> `----
>>>> 
>>>> Oh it was an "error" not a *lie*, was it?
>>>> 
>>>> For an "error", he seemed to deliver it with astonishing authority and
>>>> confidence. And where exactly did he make the retraction? In public or
>>>> in whispers over the telephone?
>>>> 
>>>> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6W1XIwSB27A
>>>> 
>>>> The sooner the OSC bring the corrupt MSBBC to justice the better. Mind
>>>> you, under Thomson's "visionary" leadership there might not be much of
>>>> the BBC *left* by the time he's finished handing it over to Microsoft.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> It's similar to another story from yesterday. Watch closely:
>>> 
>>> Greece sell-out Proposal
>>> 
>>> http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-35281/greece-sell-out-proposal
>>> 
>>> It's the same utter BS in France, and it spreads. Microsoft's sovereignty
>>> invades Europe... and no excuses like WoMD were even needed!
>>> 
>> 
>> I don't think that it's sustainable.  This is a last-ditch attempt by
>> the monopoly to save itself.  It will not work.
> 
> Forget about work or not work... a lot of rules are being broken. Microsoft has
> resorted to criminal behaviour that can be seen _EVERY DAY_. Who does one
> report the felon to? Sadly, Microsoft is like the mafia. It only listens to
> the judge when it feels like it, if it hasn't already replaced the judge (or
> DoJ) with its own puppets.
> 

I think we just keep highlighting it, much like Private Eye do.  They're
probably the best ally with respect to the iPlayer/Silverlight £100
million wastage mess, as they're already taking apart the claims
regarding the closures of London facilities (which are perfectly good)
and the useage of inadequate facilities elsewhere.  Private Eye tend not
to cover technology issues that much, but perhaps they should?

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