10 Downing Street - iPlayer needs to be Mac compatible.★
I just got an email from 10 Downing Street, telling me to check out this link, to read more on the status of the iPlayer petition. Quick news is that the BBC have to release the software for "a range of operating systems", presumably meaning operating systems that are not just in the Windows Family, such as Mac OSX or Linux. They're going to be scrutinized every six months to ensure that they're living up to their mandate.Now for the official line from the BBC: a Vista version of iPlayer will be available this year, and they are working on a Mac and Linux version but they mentioned no release date for that.
Some background on the iPlayer: It's an app by the BBC allowing users to download and watch any program aired, but only after its been broadcast. Check it out at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayerbeta.
It's progress, but it'd be better to see a Mac port delivered alongside the Windows one, or at least an expected release date.
★ 0 Comments. | By Skippy, Sunday, September 9, 2007 6:02 PM | Links to this post
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