[ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for videos

[Colin Law]

On 25 October 2011 11:51,  <thegeeksquadron at ymail.com> wrote:
> Wait, run me through on this. WHY were the entire Linux community (20,000,000 people) unable to view???

Because the website says it requires Silverlight and when you follow
the links to install, it says it is only available for Windows and
Mac.

Colin

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> Nick
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> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight
>        for     videos
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> You could say that the entire linux community was unable to view - is that figure in the millions or hudred thousands?
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> Bodsda
> ------Original Message------
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> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT - Rugby World Cup site uses MS Silverlight for      videos
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> On 23 October 2011 13:51, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
>> On 23 October 2011 13:47, Gordon Burgess-Parker <gbplinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I've already complained - anyone else like to?
>>> http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/contact.html
>>
>> Given Microsoft are a sponsor they're hardly likely to choose anything else :(
>
> At least if we complain then the IRB will realise that they are
> causing problems to some.
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> Colin
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