[ubuntu-uk] The BBC Launches Wiiplayer??? WHAT!?

[James Grabham]

No linux users wont be catered for, but youre not paying c4/sky for
something you cant use, you are with the beeb

On 11/04/2008, Andy Smith <andy at lug.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi James,
>
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 03:46:39PM +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote:
> > Andy Smith wrote:
> > > On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 06:52:55PM +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote:
> > >
> > >> The BBC is a socialist "corporation" - you HAVE to pay them BY LAW.
>
> [...]
>
> > >> With no financial incentives, they won't do anything.
> > >
> > > So by this logic, Channel 4's and Sky's video on demand should
> > > better cater to Linux users since these profit-driven entities will
> > > be required to chase the penguin pound, right?
> > >
> > > ..right?
> >
> > Not really, as the cost of porting all the DRM stuff (which at present
> > needs windows media player) to linux would be far to high, they wont
> > bother as the cost of making it available will be several times the
> > capital they will recieve back from us lot using it.
>
> ..which sounds like exactly the sort of situation that one would
> want a socialist institution then.  You were complaining that the
> BBC would never cater to Linux people because they were socialist
> and lacked the capitalist incentives.  Now you are saying that
> commercial entities also lack the incentives.
>
> Can you really have it both ways?  Or is it your argument that Linux
> users can expect to never be catered for by either type of
> organisation?
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>


-- 
Mr JE Grabham