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I think nobody’s discussed yet just how few people likely use the Windows Store app version of Netflix. Windows has basically no marketshare on tablets compare

by dangus 2y ago

I think nobody’s discussed yet just how few people likely use the Windows Store app version of Netflix. Windows has basically no marketshare on tablets compared to iOS and Android. You can kind of sort of consider the Surface Pro to be one but those users are using them much more like traditional PCs. The Windows Store not even that popular within Windows itself. I’m not that surprised that Netflix isn’t prioritizing support for features on that platform.

kyriakos 2y ago
At least for me it's my primary use for Netflix. I know I'm a statistic of one but when travelling I carry a company laptop and don't intend to carry a tablet as well for entertainment.
- derwiki 2y ago
  I don’t mean this as an insult, but I am surprised whenever I hear of someone using a work laptop for personal use. So much risk for very little upside.
  - kyriakos 2y ago
    Netflix app is available on windows store (aka not blocked by IT). I carry the laptop cause I need it for work, I don't want to carry an additional large screen device.
    - dangus 2y ago
      I have always just dealt with a second device because I have no interest in doing anything on my work system that isn’t work. That includes basic stuff like checking personal email on a large screen. Activity monitoring software is far too common for me to be personally comfortable with doing something as basic as watch Netflix on a work system. All it takes is one screenshot of a romance scene for my company to accuse me of watching porn on my work system. An iPad added to your bag won’t break your back or your bank.
  - Dylan16807 2y ago
    There's not much risk in accessing your Netflix account from a work device.
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    - dangus 2y ago
      Low risk but very high consequences. Are you willing to bet your primary method of paying your bills and funding your entire existence that your company isn’t using monitoring software and that you’ll never accidentally pull up a NSFW scene on Netflix? To me, a $329 iPad is a pretty cheap price to pay to never have to worry about that.
  - averageRoyalty 2y ago
    I understand your mindset and also live this way, but we are the outliers. Normal people don't see a risk with this, and the upside is that it's there.
rldjbpin 2y ago
you need that app to watch in higher qualities due to drm and/or hdr. the browser only supports sdr upto hd or fullhd iirc. regardless it is a baseless thing to say for a service we pay for. if this happens in macos we would see disproportionate uproar compared to their market share.
- Mindwipe 2y ago
  That isn't correct. Edge has always supported the same resolutions and HDR as the app, and Chrome now does as well if you have the correct combination of hardware. MacOS has literally never had an app due to it's market share, or any download functionality at all, and Netflix blocked the iOS app from running, so I am unsure why you'd bring that up.

by dangus 2y ago

kyriakos 2y ago

At least for me it's my primary use for Netflix. I know I'm a statistic of one but when travelling I carry a company laptop and don't intend to carry a tablet as well for entertainment.

derwiki 2y ago
I don’t mean this as an insult, but I am surprised whenever I hear of someone using a work laptop for personal use. So much risk for very little upside.
- kyriakos 2y ago
  Netflix app is available on windows store (aka not blocked by IT). I carry the laptop cause I need it for work, I don't want to carry an additional large screen device.
  - dangus 2y ago
    I have always just dealt with a second device because I have no interest in doing anything on my work system that isn’t work. That includes basic stuff like checking personal email on a large screen. Activity monitoring software is far too common for me to be personally comfortable with doing something as basic as watch Netflix on a work system. All it takes is one screenshot of a romance scene for my company to accuse me of watching porn on my work system. An iPad added to your bag won’t break your back or your bank.
- Dylan16807 2y ago
  There's not much risk in accessing your Netflix account from a work device.
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  - dangus 2y ago
    Low risk but very high consequences. Are you willing to bet your primary method of paying your bills and funding your entire existence that your company isn’t using monitoring software and that you’ll never accidentally pull up a NSFW scene on Netflix? To me, a $329 iPad is a pretty cheap price to pay to never have to worry about that.
- averageRoyalty 2y ago
  I understand your mindset and also live this way, but we are the outliers. Normal people don't see a risk with this, and the upside is that it's there.

rldjbpin 2y ago

you need that app to watch in higher qualities due to drm and/or hdr. the browser only supports sdr upto hd or fullhd iirc. regardless it is a baseless thing to say for a service we pay for. if this happens in macos we would see disproportionate uproar compared to their market share.

Mindwipe 2y ago
That isn't correct. Edge has always supported the same resolutions and HDR as the app, and Chrome now does as well if you have the correct combination of hardware. MacOS has literally never had an app due to it's market share, or any download functionality at all, and Netflix blocked the iOS app from running, so I am unsure why you'd bring that up.