Comments on: Netflix’s DRM Sucks http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4156 Anonymous Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:24:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=735#comment-4156 Mitchel Tyrell is a little bitch. Mitchel Tyrell is a little bitch.

]]> By: Quikboy http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4159 Quikboy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:03:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=735#comment-4159 @anoymous (last):<br /><br />Hey, IE7 isn't that bad. Quite good if you compare it to the trash Safari is.<br /><br />And WMP 11 is quite superb in my opinion. I think it has features that not even iTunes does. @anoymous (last):

Hey, IE7 isn’t that bad. Quite good if you compare it to the trash Safari is.

And WMP 11 is quite superb in my opinion. I think it has features that not even iTunes does.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4160 Anonymous Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=735#comment-4160 Not only does it force you to use IE and Media Player, but it forces an upgrade to Media Player 11. I've been putting this off for years as I use version 9 for compatibility testing. (plus I don't have enough space on my laptop for restore points in case the install goes wrong) <br />Works fine in FF with the IEtab plugin, though. Not only does it force you to use IE and Media Player, but it forces an upgrade to Media Player 11. I’ve been putting this off for years as I use version 9 for compatibility testing. (plus I don’t have enough space on my laptop for restore points in case the install goes wrong)
Works fine in FF with the IEtab plugin, though.

]]> By: Celine http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4162 Celine Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=735#comment-4162 I know there's a Firefox extension for PC users called <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419" rel="nofollow">IE Tab</a>, which allows users to open a tab to emulate Explorer right in Mozilla. It works with Netflix, last I checked. I don't know if there's something like that for the Mac. I know there’s a Firefox extension for PC users called IE Tab, which allows users to open a tab to emulate Explorer right in Mozilla. It works with Netflix, last I checked. I don’t know if there’s something like that for the Mac.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4163 Anonymous Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:06:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=735#comment-4163 FX shows a combination of brand new must see drama's from the US,Better luck next time.<a href="http://www.gaikaex.net" rel="nofollow">FX</a> FX shows a combination of brand new must see drama’s from the US,Better luck next time.FX

]]> By: Jeremy http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4164 Jeremy Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=735#comment-4164 I am completely OTA HDTV (antenna in the attic) through Windows Media Center and I love it. I miss ESPN and TBS for sports, but it forces me to the gym sometimes to work out and watch there. Otherwise I get my media from other sources like Netflix. I waste less time (TV shows I do watch are now commercial free due to WMC DVR or DVD) and end up better spending my time in other endeavors. I also took the money I saved from monthly Dish fees and built a high end HTPC instead. Money much better spent. I highly recommend it. I am completely OTA HDTV (antenna in the attic) through Windows Media Center and I love it. I miss ESPN and TBS for sports, but it forces me to the gym sometimes to work out and watch there. Otherwise I get my media from other sources like Netflix. I waste less time (TV shows I do watch are now commercial free due to WMC DVR or DVD) and end up better spending my time in other endeavors. I also took the money I saved from monthly Dish fees and built a high end HTPC instead. Money much better spent. I highly recommend it.

]]> By: Ryan Brenizer http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4165 Ryan Brenizer Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=735#comment-4165 Indeed, it sucks. But I watch it on my Mac. Parallels FTW. Indeed, it sucks. But I watch it on my Mac. Parallels FTW.

]]> By: Mitchel Tyrell http://thomashawk.com/2008/01/netflixs-drm-sucks.html/comment-page-1#comment-4166 Mitchel Tyrell Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=735#comment-4166 Firefox crippled itself from the Netflix service when it refused to use any Windows components.<br /><br />Mozilla embrased the Windows model of programming called COM, then they extended it into XPCOM:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPCOM<br />Which is incompatible with the rest of Windows.<br /><br />In short, if Firefox wanted to turn that switch back on they could, they just don't want to. Firefox crippled itself from the Netflix service when it refused to use any Windows components.

Mozilla embrased the Windows model of programming called COM, then they extended it into XPCOM:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPCOM
Which is incompatible with the rest of Windows.

In short, if Firefox wanted to turn that switch back on they could, they just don’t want to.

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