Netflix & IE

[brk]

On Apr 14, 2007, at 6:54 PM, Ben Scott wrote:

> On 4/14/07, brk <gnhlug at karas.net> wrote:
>> If I had to guess, Netflix probably doesn't really care all that  
>> much about
>> it ...
>
>  "Netflix" is is a corporation, and as such, is incapable of having
> "caring" or "not caring".  :)

My dog's breath smells like dog food.

>  Sure.  But there's no reason Firefox *on Windows* shouldn't be able
> to work.

You *know* this for a fact, or is it The World According to Ben?

>   Windows Media Slayer is still available, and works
> more-or-less the same way it does with Internet Exploiter.  It might
> be little more than changing some JavaScript to recognize Firefox as
> well as MSIE.

Or it might be that the movie studios are too paranoid and  
misinformed, and Netflix is merely caught in the middle.  Based on my  
previous experience in the consumer electronics, music and movie/ 
content industries, this is where I'm placing my bet.

To me personally, it's not a big deal.  Movies are one of many forms  
of entertainment, and as such I am not all that motivated to conform  
to various standards that are not compatible with my computing  
environment, nor am I compelled to write and voice my opinions.  The  
content is not worth the hassle, to me.