Considering the digital TV switchover begins here in the UK this year, Microsoft have done exactly NOTHING to recognise that fact that some users of their Media Center (including the new Vista version) REQUIRE subtitle support to be able to enjoy watching TV.
By that, i mean they have pretty much ignored one of the major gripes about the old (2005) version of Media Center from a UK, European and Australian point of view - all of who now use DVBT / DVBS broadcasting - and that is the lack of subtitle and interactive services support.
Even FREEWARE applications such as MediaPortal can manage it, yet Microsoft with all their billions don\'t seem to think it\'s a reasonable use of their time or money to develop this for us.
So now, people of the REST of the world, it\'s time to tell Microsoft that they can\'t stop ignoring us. Life and TV does exist outside of the good ol\' U S of A !
The massive surge in support for this petition proves that Microsoft can no longer hide behind their US-centric arrogance. They are clearly feeling the heat because they thought they could ignore international users without consequence. We are keeping the pressure on until they stop treating our accessibility needs like an afterthought.
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Sarah Diallo
19 years ago
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My husband is hard of hearing and this makes the whole media center totally useless for him. Sort it out microsoft dont just treat us like we dont exist.
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Mark Pearson
19 years ago
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Living in the UK and dealing with this every day is a joke. Tired of being ignored because we arent in the US.
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Dave Fletcher
19 years ago
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Ridiculous that freeware gets it right but MS cant. Fix it already.
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Considering the digital TV switchover begins here in the UK this year, Microsoft have done exactly NOTHING to recognise that fact that some users of their Media Center (including the new Vista version) REQUIRE subtitle support to be able to enjoy watching TV.
By that, i mean they have pretty much ignored one of the major gripes about the old (2005) version of Media Center from a UK, European and Australian point of view - all of who now use DVBT / DVBS broadcasting - and that is the lack of subtitle and interactive services support.
Even FREEWARE applications such as MediaPortal can manage it, yet Microsoft with all their billions don\'t seem to think it\'s a reasonable use of their time or money to develop this for us.
So now, people of the REST of the world, it\'s time to tell Microsoft that they can\'t stop ignoring us. Life and TV does exist outside of the good ol\' U S of A !
The massive surge in support for this petition proves that Microsoft can no longer hide behind their US-centric arrogance. They are clearly feeling the heat because they thought they could ignore international users without consequence. We are keeping the pressure on until they stop treating our accessibility needs like an afterthought.
3 Comments
S
Sarah Diallo
19 years ago
Featured
My husband is hard of hearing and this makes the whole media center totally useless for him. Sort it out microsoft dont just treat us like we dont exist.
M
Mark Pearson
19 years ago
Featured
Living in the UK and dealing with this every day is a joke. Tired of being ignored because we arent in the US.
D
Dave Fletcher
19 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous that freeware gets it right but MS cant. Fix it already.
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My husband is hard of hearing and this makes the whole media center totally useless for him. Sort it out microsoft dont just treat us like we dont exist.