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The ABC site (the "abc full episode player") isn't even silver light, it's some kind of half-assed, totally custom plugin. From the site (when browsing on linux
by adbachman 17y ago
The ABC site (the "abc full episode player") isn't even silver light, it's some kind of half-assed, totally custom plugin. From the site (when browsing on linux):
Oops
Our new video player is only available for:
* Windows XP/Vista - Internet Explorer, Firefox
* Mac - Firefox, Safari.
To watch, please download the appropriate browser.
- chez17 17y agoYou can just run FF in wine and watch it from there. It works for me. Sometimes the video doesn't appear, but if you hit full screen then return it to normal, it starts working.
- fortes 17y agoThe ABC player does blow, but I manage to run it on Firefox in XP. I really hope they just move to the Hulu player.
- jrockway 17y agoWhy fight with this when you can just get the episode from Usenet or the Pirate Bay?
- jimbokun 17y agoBecause I really like J.J. Abrams, the writers, and many of the actors on Lost, and in some small, small way I want my act of watching their show to reflect positively on their compensation.
- jrockway 17y agoBut they won't let you. If I try to give someone money, and they refuse, it's their loss, not mine.
- fortes 17y agoBecause pirating it takes more work than just sucking it up and using the player.