At 16:44 +0100 25/6/07, Brian Butterworth wrote:
On 25/06/07, Andrew Bowden
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> The Act also states:
> (5) In performing their duty under this section of furthering the
> interests of consumers, OFCOM must have regard, in
particular, to the
> interests of those consumers in respect of choice, price,
quality of service and value for money.
>
<http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/30021--b.htm>http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/30021--b.htm
Notice how choice is listed first. And notice how the BBC
have removed choice. Is it not OFCOM's duty to correct this,
so as to further the interests of consumers, and also further
the interests of citizens, (it's duties as defined by the Act)?
Does it define what "choice" means? Because choice could be interpreted
to mean many things.
I can certainly see that "choice" could certainly be defined as
"having a selection from more than one" without using a lawyer.
In iPlayer terms, as a vertical integrated product (MS WMV+MS
DRM+KDM+MS IE+backend) it is BY DEFINITION "not a choice" as gules
several systems together and only lets you use a specific
configutation.
Which reminds me of the BBC and "Channels" (IE 4 release in the last
century)....
Gordo
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