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Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]]

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]]
Date 2016-03-16 01:50 +0100
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On 3/15/2016 11:45 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 March 2016 10:35:12 Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 3/15/2016 3:57 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
>> [snip]
>>
>>> The BBC isn't going to take a blind bit of notice if Brian and I don't
>>> watch Happy Valley.  It really isn't going to care.  It has its licence
>>> money.
>>>
>>> Even Channel 4, which relies on advertising for its revenue, is totally
>>> indifferent to the fact that Linux users can't watch it on a computer.
>>> Well, Brian probably can.   But he hasn't let the rest of us into the
>>> secret. [snip]
>>
>> Have any that think flash is inferior actually written a polite
>> letter {preferably the snail mail variety] to a senior executive
>> (President, CEO, COO, etc) of the content provider?
>
> And in the context of my posting "the content provider" would be?
>
> Do you really think that no-one, out of 60,000,000 potential users, a few of
> whom use Linux, has thought of asking???  But tell me who you think the
> content provider is, and I'll try again.  I admittedly used electronic means.
> The BBC has improved things.  At least we can now get it.  (As opposed to not
> getting it at all.)
>
> Lisi
>
>

I was trying to make my response as generic as possible.
There is another philosophy re "How to effectively complain".
The useful answers tend to resemble "Follow the money".

I'll give an example from over 50 years ago. ;)
My father was having problems with service from the local Ford 
dealership.
A business trip took him to Detroit.
He walked into Ford corporate HQ saying "I have a problem."
By the time he got home, he had multiple responses saying "How 
can I help?" !!!

For an explicit response to your question, before you clicked on 
a link, whose logo was most prominent? They have likely paid cold 
hard cash to someone. I doubt they would appreciate paying 
someone to trash their reputation.

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flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 17:30 +0100
  Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 17:30 +0100
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      Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
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        Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:20 +0100
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              Re: flash? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 00:50 +0100
          Re: flash? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 00:20 +0100
            Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-15 02:50 +0100
      Re: flash? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
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  Re: flash? [OT] Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2016-03-14 19:10 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-14 19:20 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-14 20:10 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 21:00 +0100
          Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
            Re: flash? [OT] David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 03:50 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 04:50 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-15 05:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 10:00 +0100
                "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-15 11:40 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 15:20 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-15 16:00 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 17:50 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-03-16 01:50 +0100
                Re: "A Modest Proposal" - was [Re: flash? [OT]] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 02:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 21:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 02:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 14:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 15:00 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 16:20 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 16:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 17:30 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 23:40 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-15 21:20 +0100
              Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 22:10 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:10 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 17:40 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:50 +0100
                Re: flash? [OT] Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-17 19:10 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 21:20 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-14 21:30 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 22:00 +0100
          Re: flash? [OT] Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-03-16 00:00 +0100
            Re: flash? [OT] Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-16 05:00 +0100
    Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-15 03:40 +0100
      Re: flash? [OT] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-03-15 08:40 +0100
        Re: flash? [OT] Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-17 17:10 +0100

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