[clue] watching Netflix in Linux

[chris fedde]

unfortunately there are no good choices for netflix streaming on linux
at this point.  Though there is news of chrome enabled netflix viewing
on the horizon:

http://www.thechromesource.com/netflix-plug-in-for-chrome-and-chrome-os-is-on-the-way/

Also Hulu works on linux.

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Louis Miller <veganguy at canadaseek.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>        My name is Louis Miller. I used to attend CLUE meetings a few years
> ago. I'm the beginner with little tact, if that helps narrow it down.
>        I find it unavoidable to use Windows, lately. The major reason is
> that I have been streaming Netflix. I called the company to ask about the
> difficulties in producing a Linux version to  stream in the browser. They
> told me that the difficulty was with MS silverlight. They would have to
> create a Linux version of Silverlight.
>        I called the customer service line to talk to them about it. The guy
> one the phone was both knowledgeable and sincere. He told me that, right
> now, when the Netflix business is in North America, there is little need to
> spend the time and money to create a Linux version of Silverlight. But, in
> the future, the company hopes to expand their overseas operations to
> Europe. When they do, they will doctor their own version of silverlight for
> Linux. They don't want to upset MS, by doing it, but there will be a lot of
> profit involved, so it will be worth all the expense and time.
>        Well, is it possible to use WINE to stream Netflix with Linux?
> Louis
>
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