Walled Garden as facism

[spikenw5]

Years ago I worked for tech companies as a researcher and frequently found that the idea of a walled garden (a browsing space controlled/restricted by the owner of the browsing software, usually advertising their wares as 'the internet') was nothing less that soviet-style censorship. This may be fine in China and even Japan (to a degree) but in relatively democratic countries it is seen as an unacceptable barrier to consumer choice. BTW, I'm not trying to access porn or other dodgy content, merely UK Channel 4 online services. More progressive companies like Nokia abandoned this Stalinist/facist idea more than a decade ago. Discuss

[Catmambo]

Funnily enough, its actually some of the adult sites which have been most active in supporting HTML5 and content subject matter aside, have made some technically very good sites which really showcase what you can do with the technology. Then again, the adult entertainment industry have always led the way with new tech, most famously with VHS v Betamax and more recently with Blu-ray, so its not strange that are doing some impressive things in HTML5.

So actually there is nothing wrong with the browser of the device as its Chrome built for the big screen. You can checkout http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bigscreen/ as an example of iPlayer which has been optimised for large screens. The fact that Channel 4 isn't working properly is down to the fact that they simply haven't done the same amount of optimisation yet for big screen android devices as opposed to a conspiracy theory.

Hope this clarifies

[Bernie-the-Bolt]

If you are referring to obtaining Channel 4 on youtube, for example, I entirely agree. Many TV company programmes are available on youtube (international (virtual) boundary restrictions permitting) but when something is viewable on your PC, but not on the TV 'app', then it is totally stupid. Although not perfect, or ideal, using a DLNA connected device with suitable software, and a bit if knowledge, can overcome most of these issues.