Just read this<http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/internet-and-broadband/news/bbc-not-in-bed-with-bill-gates-over-iplayer?articleid=36522951> interview with Mr Highfield "Highfield used the numbers of non-Windows users visiting bbc.co.uk as justification for the corporation's XP-only release. "We have 17.1 million users of bbc.co.uk in the UK and, as far as our server logs can make out, 5 per cent of those [use Macs] and around 400 to 600 are Linux users."" (via slashdot <http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/01/133259>)
Have tech.co.uk missed out a zero as I can't believe that the number of Linux users is that low, I'd expect more people to visit the site on their mobile phones than that. Unless perhaps most do as I do and go straight to news.bbc.co.uk and bypass bbc.co.uk entirely (in which case using those numbers as justification for ignoring iPlayer on Linux is bizarre; perhaps some more research into your audience is in order?). Though it feels good to be a member of such an exclusive club, can we have the number of Linux users visiting news.bbc.co.uk please? That way we can see if Mr Highfield's claims stand up to scrutiny. Vijay.
