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They need DRM due to the reality of their relationship with Hollywood. There's nothing to debate. Either they get DRM support in HTML5 and switch to it, or they

They need DRM due to the reality of their relationship with Hollywood. There's nothing to debate. Either they get DRM support in HTML5 and switch to it, or they continue to use plugins and apps.

GhotiFish 14y ago
I don't see a problem with that. No DRM in HTML5. People are demanding less horrible web standards (flash must die!), and we watch the tension build until something catastrophically breaks. Something HAS to break. Aren't you willing to play chicken? I am.
- fungi 14y ago
  They are a single company operating in a single market... they don't offer to sell me any product and i have no interest in what they have... i and people like me make up the vast vast vast majority of the the internets population. So we don't even get an opportunity to play chicken... google and netflix will break the net and shove this shit down our throat regardless. Why should we the vast majority of the Internet give a shit about their precious hollywood contracts?
- dthunt 14y ago
  I am willing to play chicken. Flash must die, and more than that, the standards should make no additional allowances for broken behavior, such as allowing websites to discriminate between Platform A and Platform B. In practice, as long as Javascript remains in its present form, they will be able to effect this sort of discrimination, but the W3C doesn't need to actively promote brokenness.
pornel 14y ago
They have not moved away from plugins, they merely replaced 3rd party plugin with their own. Their HTML5 solution relies on their own closed browser-specific plug-in (EME CDM) and browser vendors that don't have Netflix's license are unable (both technically and legally in US) to use it. So they continue to use plugin that runs their native code. The only change is that they've taken away leverage that NPAPI gave Microsoft and browser vendors.

They need DRM due to the reality of their relationship with Hollywood. There's nothing to debate. Either they get DRM support in HTML5 and switch to it, or they continue to use plugins and apps.

GhotiFish 14y ago

I don't see a problem with that. No DRM in HTML5. People are demanding less horrible web standards (flash must die!), and we watch the tension build until something catastrophically breaks. Something HAS to break. Aren't you willing to play chicken? I am.

fungi 14y ago
They are a single company operating in a single market... they don't offer to sell me any product and i have no interest in what they have... i and people like me make up the vast vast vast majority of the the internets population. So we don't even get an opportunity to play chicken... google and netflix will break the net and shove this shit down our throat regardless. Why should we the vast majority of the Internet give a shit about their precious hollywood contracts?
dthunt 14y ago
I am willing to play chicken. Flash must die, and more than that, the standards should make no additional allowances for broken behavior, such as allowing websites to discriminate between Platform A and Platform B. In practice, as long as Javascript remains in its present form, they will be able to effect this sort of discrimination, but the W3C doesn't need to actively promote brokenness.

pornel 14y ago

They have not moved away from plugins, they merely replaced 3rd party plugin with their own. Their HTML5 solution relies on their own closed browser-specific plug-in (EME CDM) and browser vendors that don't have Netflix's license are unable (both technically and legally in US) to use it. So they continue to use plugin that runs their native code. The only change is that they've taken away leverage that NPAPI gave Microsoft and browser vendors.