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Spotify has native apps on all platforms (even Linux). Netflix works on Firefox (even on Linux). Not sure how Google is preventing anything...

• Dylan16807 7y ago
  Isn't Netflix stuck at 480p without properly working widevine?
  • Mikeb85 7y ago
    Not sure because it downloads Widevine by default.
    • Dylan16807 7y ago
      Now I'm not sure what your argument is. When the problem is "they refuse to issue Widevine licenses", it doesn't really matter that a browser as huge as Firefox managed to get one. It wasn't "if you want to use Linux", it was "if you want to make a browser". Also the Widevine authorized for Linux is only 720p on Netflix.
      • Mikeb85 7y ago
        The point is you don't need to worry about a browser playing DRM because most platforms have native apps for the only uses a browser needs DRM for...
        • Dylan16807 7y ago
          Okay, but I'm not sure how well I can reconcile "you don't need it in the browser at all" and "it was considered important to force it into a browser standard".