The BBC … has always taken a platform agnostic approach to its internet services.
And then a little later:
It is not possible to put an exact timeframe on when BBC iPlayer will be available for Mac users.
–bad, indeed.
The corporation’s governing body asked the BBC to ensure that the iPlayer could run on different systems - such as Apple Macs - within “a reasonable time frame”, initially twenty-four months.
Twenty four months for porting to Mac OS X is reasonable?! I dread to think about the poor old Linux users out there.
The BBC has previously said it cannot commit to a two-year time frame as many decisions would have to be made by third parties.
i.e. Either Microsoft decide to port their DRM software or someone else will have to decide to write some.
A statement from the BBC read: “Our ability to deliver this open approach will be influenced by the availability of alternative DRM systems on the market.
i.e. Microsoft have no plans to port their DRM software to any other operating system so the BBC will have to find some other system to use and so far haven’t so we’ll just have to wait.
What a load of rubbish. I’ve always been a strong supporter of the BBC but this is utterly unacceptable.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6236612.stm
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