channel4.com — Seriously, this has gone too far, they explicitly state on their site that they're required to use a certain DRM by their content owners which is obviously WMV: http://help.channel4.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=80,E=0000000000004217305,K=4636,Sxi=19,CASE=1363We need Apple to open up FairPlay! Who's with me?
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Closed AccountJan 15, 2007
I emailed them about it, everyone else should too.this is taking the piss
lucycinnJan 15, 2007
This is the reason they say they don't (it's quite well hidden...) Will you offer 4oD for the Macintosh?Category: 4oD | Sub Category: Getting StartedUnfortunately not at the launch of 4oD.This is an industry-wide issue caused because the accepted Digital Rights Management (DRM) system used to protect online video content, which is required by our content owners, is not compatible with Apple Mac hardware and software. The closed DRM system used by Apple is not currently available for licence by third parties and there is no other Mac-compatible DRM solution which meets the protection requirements of content owners. Unfortunately, we are therefore unable to offer 4oD content to Mac users at this stage.
slatedJan 15, 2007
I just Emailed CH4 too:<a class="user" href="http://slated.org/ch4_microsoft_bias">http://slated.org/ch4_microsoft_bias</a>Doubt if I'll get a response though, once companies climb into bed with Microsoft, they suddenly become deaf to all complaints.