Comments on: BBC’s iPlayer and the Windows DRM monopoly http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/bbcs-iplayer-and-the-windows-drm-monopoly/ Tracking the digital lifestyle Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kenneth Newton http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/bbcs-iplayer-and-the-windows-drm-monopoly/#comment-1693 Kenneth Newton Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:50:45 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/bbcs-iplayer-and-the-windows-drm-monopoly/#comment-1693 Hello, I'm not bashing Microsoft, I simply don't run it at my home. Free is better in my book, as is the overall system of support built around linux, my OS of preference. I cut the chord when Vista was released. It makes new computers slow. By comparison, Linux makes older computers run quite well. The choice was easy for me at that point. I hope that a linux player is made available. The BBC has great content the world would like legal access to. DRM is an effort to protect a business model that just doesn't work any more. Oh well, the industry as a whole is starting to figure this out. Maybe one day, we will be given media choices we all can live with. Until that day, consumers are either overcharged, forced into using bloated operating systems when there are free alternatives, or made into criminals in an effort to watch a show that isn't reasonably available. Hello,

I’m not bashing Microsoft, I simply don’t run it at my home. Free is better in my book, as is the overall system of support built around linux, my OS of preference. I cut the chord when Vista was released. It makes new computers slow. By comparison, Linux makes older computers run quite well. The choice was easy for me at that point. I hope that a linux player is made available. The BBC has great content the world would like legal access to. DRM is an effort to protect a business model that just doesn’t work any more. Oh well, the industry as a whole is starting to figure this out. Maybe one day, we will be given media choices we all can live with. Until that day, consumers are either overcharged, forced into using bloated operating systems when there are free alternatives, or made into criminals in an effort to watch a show that isn’t reasonably available.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/bbcs-iplayer-and-the-windows-drm-monopoly/#comment-1167 David Mackey Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:57:50 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/bbcs-iplayer-and-the-windows-drm-monopoly/#comment-1167 Being a Windows user this isn't too big of a concern to me right now, though I am always happy to see things made available on a variety of platforms (I occasionally dabble with Linux/Mac). I am more excited about BBC's decision to release this content and am looking forward to seeing what exactly it consists of. They have a lot of great content. Being a Windows user this isn’t too big of a concern to me right now, though I am always happy to see things made available on a variety of platforms (I occasionally dabble with Linux/Mac). I am more excited about BBC’s decision to release this content and am looking forward to seeing what exactly it consists of. They have a lot of great content.

]]> By: oneup http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/bbcs-iplayer-and-the-windows-drm-monopoly/#comment-1154 oneup Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:38:51 +0000 http://www.last100.com/2007/07/26/bbcs-iplayer-and-the-windows-drm-monopoly/#comment-1154 You stupid beep..you said " BBC, like its UK competitors, have bought into the Microsoft DRM monopoly" that is a stupid statement..why can the world just leave Microsoft alone..I had never seen such a hate for one company who created a very thing we are using today to sure the net and run our business.. I have realize one thing if not the only thing that the world hate sucessful companies onces they are sucessful dumb stupid people try to protest about it and can you guess what they are protesting about..not the product is bad..is because they want some if not all the $$$$$$$$$$..is the green people..GOT GREEN.. I hope all you dumb stupid people who pay $300+ for a stupid MP3 (Ipod) player and think is god go get a life out side of your dark 4 x 4 room please..the sun is shining and the air is cool..and use your brain not just listen to what people and the media has to blah blah blah about shit they don't even know about.. Final word...Go Micorsoft..the little thomas train that could... You stupid beep..you said ” BBC, like its UK competitors, have bought into the Microsoft DRM monopoly” that is a stupid statement..why can the world just leave Microsoft alone..I had never seen such a hate for one company who created a very thing we are using today to sure the net and run our business..

I have realize one thing if not the only thing that the world hate sucessful companies onces they are sucessful dumb stupid people try to protest about it and can you guess what they are protesting about..not the product is bad..is because they want some if not all the $$$$$$$$$$..is the green people..GOT GREEN..

I hope all you dumb stupid people who pay $300+ for a stupid MP3 (Ipod) player and think is god go get a life out side of your dark 4 x 4 room please..the sun is shining and the air is cool..and use your brain not just listen to what people and the media has to blah blah blah about shit they don’t even know about..

Final word…Go Micorsoft..the little thomas train that could…

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