12 People Are Speaking Their Mind

1. djebel Says:

   June 29th, 2008 at 9:31 pm

   wtf???? WTF???? vista users ONLY? that has to be the most foolish….i cannot even type properly because of my apoplectic shaking. does this mean that i have to re-install vista, that i got rid off for lack of ease of use to watch some obscure sports LIVE at 4 am!?!?!?!?!? i am shattered.
   i imagine this will cause many people to seek out pirate sites like ‘myp2p.eu’ and jason.tv to watch foreign coverage….
   no wonder nbc is the 7th rated network now after the cw AND the ‘my network’ networks’. this shit is fools leading fools into a dirt-floored basement, wondering what all those bones are doing sticking out of the floor…chaaaaaRHIST!

2. teej Says:

   July 3rd, 2008 at 1:13 pm

   Go read the comments on the Blorge article. Viewers will need Silverlight for the enhanced version, with a Windows Media backup for those who don’t.

3. BD Clark Says:

   July 7th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

   Thanks Dave Parrack for the great information, will NBC/Microsoft be making a drastic error in judgment reminiscent of the 1992 broadcast vision?

4. Ben Says:

   July 8th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

   I don’t see how its Vista users only, I mean I have Windows XP and I’ve got silverlight installed. Also unless I’m mistaken Silverlight is compatible with browsers in OS X. So please elaborate on how its only Vista users who can watch NBCOlympics video.

5. Chris Says:

   July 28th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

   I said it to everyone. Some day I would like to watch the olympics. I would like to watch the sport I want to, whatever contry I want to, whenever I want to.
   Is that too much to ask for?????

   I pick one I like: the last I looked Indoor Volleyball will not be available online.

   Too bad for me, I guess I wont be watching anything.

6. Chris Says:

   July 28th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

   Ok, sp on the word “Country”

7. emily Says:

   August 3rd, 2008 at 8:07 pm

   As a Chinese American not able to go to Beijing to watch the opening ceremony, I am upset, just like many Chinese Americans and oversea Chinese are, that NBC will not be broadcasting the Olympics live, and without interruption. It is obvious to many people, not just the Chinese, that the Olympic games in Beijing has deep political and social significance to both the Chinese and Chinese internationals all over the world. In America alone, the Chinese population is significant, and the NBC viewers watching the opening ceremony will be composed of a large amount of Chinese people. I find it hard to comprehend that NBC cannot broadcast the Olympics live without interruption in the morning and then show the tailored version at night.

8. Nic B. Says:

   August 4th, 2008 at 9:10 pm

   Just another marketing gimmick by the all powerful Microsoft. I wish they’d invest more in improving their O.S. Then maybe people would by it because it was a good product instead of feeling like they need it to anything on their P.C.

   I still won’t pay for Visa when I can get Ubuntu free.

9. gowest49 Says:

   August 5th, 2008 at 10:27 pm

   Not a problem…Just google cbc sport… It is not live but you can see the video highlights…

   Oh Canada….

10. JR Heron Says:

    August 7th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    The MS monopoly has found another way to hurt consumers by forcing them to use a lousy product. How can anyone be surprised?

    If people have the sense and foresight to boycott this coverage, we can force media companies to change their ways and actually serve the consumers, not the other way around. If people just do what they’re told and buy Vista so they can watch sports on it, the monopoly’s exploitation of what could have been a great event will be the way of the future. What will you choose?

11. Macho Slavich Says:

    August 8th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    Shame on the people that restricted the web serves like this …witout even a warning about not being able to watch without Vista being your operating system….maybe it is time to get a mac..

12. AC Says:

    August 9th, 2008 at 7:46 am

    I am currently have no issues watching the HD streaming content on my XP media center machine and I am using firefox.

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