Comments on: Microsoft Influence (and Staff) Inside Vofafone, BBC http://techrights.org/2009/03/01/microsoft-vodafone-uk-tv/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Oliver http://techrights.org/2009/03/01/microsoft-vodafone-uk-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-60110 Charles Oliver Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:14:28 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/01/microsoft-vodafone-uk-tv/#comment-60110 People move from one company to another and Microsoft is a large employer, so there are likely to be more moves from them than many other companies. Still it does seem that gaining an MS bot encouraged them to go a DRM laden Windows only route for the online TV offering. Which seems even more strange because they broadcast an unencrypted better quality MPEG stream over the air and will continue to do this and no one seems to have a problem with that. Vodafone is an interesting example though, you mention their MSN hookup but not their new Android phone. People move from one company to another and Microsoft is a large employer, so there are likely to be more moves from them than many other companies.

Still it does seem that gaining an MS bot encouraged them to go a DRM laden Windows only route for the online TV offering. Which seems even more strange because they broadcast an unencrypted better quality MPEG stream over the air and will continue to do this and no one seems to have a problem with that.

Vodafone is an interesting example though, you mention their MSN hookup but not their new Android phone.

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