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Re: [LUG] BBC IPlayer - A U-Turn ?

 

On 16 Oct 2007, at 12:01, Rob Beard wrote:

> Quoting Viv <viv.griffin@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> It seems that now we will be getting access to BBC IPLayer if we  
>> want it
>> (by the end of the year) !
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7045123.stm
>>
>> Does this mean that the "minority" MAC and Linux users are now  
>> numerous
>> enough that the big corporations are taking notice of us ?
>>
>> Viv
>>
>
> Nah, they're just doing a youtube, making the video available online
> using Flash.  We still can't download the videos and watch at our
> leisure, just stream them (and I presume not in as high quality as if
> they did a download service).
>
> I personally think it's a bodge so they can go to the BBC Trust and
> say that they've made it available to Linux and Mac users, technically
> they have, but its still not offering the same thing as the iPlayer on
> Windows.
>
> Rob
What a swizz, the tricksy devils.

Clare

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