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IndyOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-02-07 05:05 PM
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Watching movies on Netflix - Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Netflix members can now watch 18 hours of movies online per month -- IF THEY HAVE WINDOWS or Windows VISTA!

:grr:

I emailed Netflix to tell them I thought I should be a free upgrade in my mail subscription because I am being cheated out of my online viewing time because I have an iMac. They said that some people with Macs are using software that makes their computer operate as a PC -- what does that sound like to you?

From the email they sent me, "We appreciate your interest in the instant viewing feature from Netflix. At this time, there is no MacOS X client for this feature. While some customers have had success accessing our content via third-party software that allows Macs to run Windows operating systems, these solutions are not supported by Netflix."

:shrug:
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-05-07 10:32 AM
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1. That's assuming you have an Intel Mac
We need to keep writing and complaining
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-07-07 07:40 PM
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2. There really IS software that will run Windows on your Mac
It's called Virtual PC, and even I have to use it on occasion.

:headbang:
rocknation
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Captain Angry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-07-07 08:14 PM
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3. Which Mac do you have?

It is possible to run Windows on a Mac, or Windows within Mac OSX, IF you have the right hardware.

If not, like me, you're out of luck right now.

All current Macs are capable of running Windows real-time, or within a virtual environment on the Mac.

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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-13-07 09:52 AM
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4. It sucks...
I'm used to Mac discrimination because I've been using them for 15 years.

Steve needs to accelerate his plan for world domination.
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-13-07 09:56 PM
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5.  Mac Netflix Streaming Coming In ‘08?
Netflix confirms what we knew to be the holdup in bringing “Watch Now” streaming movies to OS X:

A key issue for delivering movies online is that the studios require use of DRM (Digital Rights Management) to protect titles. And that’s our holdup for the Mac - there’s not yet a studio-sanctioned, publicly-available Mac DRM solution (Apple doesn’t license theirs). I can promise you that, when an approved solution becomes available for the Mac, we’ll be there. I’ll also say that Silverlight 1.1 looks like a promising candidate - but that its DRM isn’t likely to be fully available until 2008.


For a demo of what a Netflix Silverlight solution might look like click here. But, if you’re not interested in waiting until ‘08, perhaps you heard Microsoft’s DRM has been broken — Netflix titles and can stripped and archived. Lastly, speaking of 2008, Netlflix is working on a solution to provide direct Firefox streaming early in the year.

http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-08/mac-netflix-streaming-coming-in-08/
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-16-07 10:35 AM
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6. Cancel your netflix subscription
it is that simple.
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