Comments on: Netflix Unleashes its Movie Streaming

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By: Tim Street

Tim Street — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:36:04 +0000

I can't wait till tomorrow. It will be like Christmas Day all over again.

My bets are on a new Apple TV that has a broadband deal with AT&T Digital Cable for an IPTV like no other and I'm also expecting a pro version of iWeb that will have some content management tools for podcasting.

Then my stocking will be stuffed with a new MacBook Pro that is faster than any other laptop with a six month exclusive on the chip from Intel.

By: Matt Hendry

Matt Hendry — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:41:53 +0000

More on Fairplay licensing (or lack of it )

Here http://www.hackingnetflix.com/2008/01/netflix-blames.html

For you Apple fanboys

Looks like you need to email Steve Jobs to get your Netflix on your beloved Mac’s

By: Matt Hendry

Matt Hendry — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:20:30 +0000

If Apple licensed Fairpay to 3rd parties all the Apple users would have nothing to complain about .You can be sure that Apple has Fairplay on its Pay Per View time bombed movie rentals tomorrow so its not like they cant do it technically its just a business decision to protect the iTunes model .

And pay per view downloaded DRMed time bombed rentals are already old hat .On demand Subscrption or Advertising based Streaming is where they should be headed .For downloads people use Bittorrent ;).

Joost has DRM and a client for the Mac so why cant Netflix .

Maybe it does have something to do with Reed Hastings being on the Microsoft Board, but I think that Netflix would like the proposition of working on as many platforms as possible .

By: Michael Angelo

Michael Angelo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:37:48 +0000

I agree with the previous comment... It's really lame that Netflix is limiting service to Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista. I don't think Mac users will see this as stealing their show.

By: mrspin

mrspin — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:19:09 +0000

Netflix vs Apple will come down to three things: securing content, pricing, and non-PC access (TV and mobile). Netflix is ahead on the first two, but losing to Apple on the latter.

http://www.last100.com/2008/01/14/netflix-rolls-out-unlimited-internet-viewing-option-preemptive-strike-against-apple/