The recent launch of the BBC iPlayer, which allows viewers to see news reports and other programmes on line, was met with criticism because it was soft-launched as a Windows only device. More than 16,000 people have signed an electronic petition that called on the government to ensure the BBC’s iPlayer works on non-Windows PCs. In its response, the government said the BBC Trust had made it a condition of launching the iPlayer that it worked with other operating systems. So far, the BBC has said it will have a Mac version available in autumn.
As we have said previously, the iPlayer, in keeping with teh BBC’s public mandate, ought to be open-source and fully cross-platform (as is software like Mozilla and OpenOffice).
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