October 17, 2007...9:30 am
BBC iPlayer For Mac + Linux
BBC’s iPlayer which allows UK television viewers to play catch up with BBC TV and radio programmes ran into a bit of trouble when Microsoft’s Windows Media player was chosen as its primary method of delivery and so locking out a percentage of license fee paying Mac and Linux computer users.
A hurried decision following the outcries over the choice of the non cross platform format, which was seen by some as a tacit endorsement of a commercial product, has seen the BBC look to partner with Adobe in order to extend the iPlayer to Mac and Linux platforms using Adobe’s acquired flash format as used by many online video web sites such as You Tube. However this means that unlike Windows users the content cannot be downloaded and must be watched in a web browser via streaming (what not even a glorified Joost type interface?).
Hmmm. Can I have a discount on my TV license please?
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