Re: [Fsfe-uk] BBC News partnership with Microsoft

[Simon Morris]

On Fri, 2006-09-29 at 12:31 +0100, Gareth Bowker wrote:

> "on any device" and "accessible" stood out for me - especially that last
> one. If MS were to wrap the BBC's media in proprietary formats and/or
> DRM, then it would not be accessible - and not be available on any
> device.

My opinion on that is that if Microsoft intend to deliver this service
in a way that *is* accessible to all users regardless of platform and in
a free format then all power to them.

I don't hate Microsoft any more than I hate other monopolies but I do
hate (and actually fear) the fact that this content won't be available
to me unless I am forced to change my technology choices.

Of course... we all know that Microsoft isn't going to deliver media in
Ogg format in a way that can be accessed by any browser. More the shame

~sm