[Ecommerce] Jeff Kaplan: BBC Handcuffs Viewers to Microsoft

[Jeff Williams]

Manon and all,

Agreed, and I will...

Manon Ress wrote:

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> Monday, February 05, 2007
> BBC Handcuffs Viewers to Microsoft
> http://jakaplan.blogspot.com/
>
> I love the BBC -- its news coverage, its TV shows, its website, its
> independence even in the face of pressure by its public paymasters.
> When it comes to technology, however, the BBC seems willing to trade
> that famous independence for a set of handcuffs.
>
> Access to BBC on-demand TV services will be unavailable to consumers
> who do not have an up-to-date version of Microsoft Windows. It
> matters not what you think of Microsoft; forcing consumers to choose
> any single vendor, system or computer is unnecessary, wasteful and
> unfair.
>
> Just ask the victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 who were unable to
> register online for disaster relief on the Federal Emergency
> Management Agency (FEMA) website. Online registration for disaster
> help required Internet Explorer initially.
>
> The truth is: lock-in is a bad idea.
>
> You can tell the BBC what you think about its plans on its website here.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/consult/open-consultations/
> ondemand_services.html
>
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