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by mabbo 2796 days ago
The BBC website won't display the video of this to me unless I install their app. There's something deeply wrong with that.
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So - watch Inventing by Principle, work out exactly what your principle is, and change the world. Good luck!

https://vimeo.com/36579366

No issues here with Firefox (with uBlock Origin) on macOS 10.14
It plays for me in Chrome for Android (on a UK mobile network connection).
> There's something deeply wrong with that

Genuinely curious what you think is specifically wrong with it? If the BBC feels the app provides a better experience isn't that up to them?

Can't tell if you're trolling, but the video player user experience has nothing to do with what app you're in. It's entirely reasonable to expect a good in-browser video experience. Additionally, requiring a domain-specific app to be installed is an extremely negative UX.
I’m not trolling, I simply disagree that a company making a decision about their own product is “deeply troubling.” A little annoying, perhaps.