BBC Chooses Microsoft DRM Platform

bazorg writes "The BBC has chosen Microsoft's DRM technology to limit the viewing of content downloaded from their website. These downloads would allow viewers to catch up on shows that were broadcast on the previous 7 days; they would be compatible only with Windows Media Player and a new product called 'iPlayer'. This iPlayer is not yet available for platforms other than MS Windows, which caused the Open Source Consortium (OSC) to file a complaint to national and EU authorities. 'The BBC aims to make its content as widely available as possible and has always taken a platform agnostic approach to its internet services. It is not possible to put an exact timeframe on when BBC iPlayer will be available for Mac users. However, we are working to ensure this happens as soon as possible and the BBC Trust will be monitoring progress on a six monthly basis.'"

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Re:Linux must run Windows apps

[AKAImBatman]

Run windows apps on Linux

You might as well have said, "Colonize Mars!"

What you're proposing is a solution that's far easier said than implemented. The WINE Project has been running for a decade and a half now, and is not too much closer to full Windows support than it was when it started. ReactOS has taken the approach of reimplementing Windows itself, but is similarly hampered by the complexity and fluidity of the Win32 API set.