Linux Boxee Users Get Hulu Relief

DeviceGuru writes "The Linux version of Boxee's eponymously-named multimedia platform has finally been updated to include several new features introduced into the OS X and Windows versions over the past few months. Key additions include an App Box and restored support for Hulu, which disappeared several months ago. Still lacking in the latest Linux release, however, is the long-awaited addition of Netflix movie and TV show streaming for subscribers to Netflix's monthly service."

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Lead, follow, or get out of the way

[mc1138]

With more and more content being sent via internet connections rather than traditional connections, ie cable, phone, satellite, pony express, Operating Systems in order to provide mainstream support will need to be able to provide support for these types of media. Sure there will always be the niche of gamers, or coders, or whomever, but the vast majority of us want to be able to throw up the latest episode of family guy, or watch babylon 5 reruns while we work on something else.

Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way

[bograt]

the vast majority of us want to be able to throw up the latest episode of family guy

Just like Seth MacFarlane does every week!

(kidding, I love the show)

Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way

[Jurily]

With more and more content being sent via internet connections rather than traditional connections, ie cable, phone, satellite, pony express, Operating Systems in order to provide mainstream support will need to be able to provide support for these types of media.

Which is why we must force them to use open standards. The problem today is everyone and their dog has their own streaming implementaion, for whatever reasons. Which is of course incompatible not only across operating systems in general, but often across Windows versions as well.

We just need to make the producers realize this.

Re:Lead, follow, or get out of the way

[Tanktalus]

By providing open-standard compression/decompression media libraries from the community, the content producers can focus on, you know, content. Media producers are media producers, not software developers, so anything that allows them to focus on "core competencies" instead of flitting about with things they shouldn't have to care about should be a win for everyone.

Great

[ioshhdflwuegfh]

Do latest hulu improvements also include accessibility from outside of US?

Re:Great

[gregthebunny]

This has nothing to do with Boxee. Hulu does not stream content outside the United States because the content is provided by US television networks. (I'm not saying I agree with this, but that is certainly the rationalization.)

Up to Netflix

[hansamurai]

Still lacking in the latest Linux release, however, is the long-awaited addition of Netflix movie and TV show streaming for subscribers to Netflix's monthly service.

According to this thread, the ball's in Netflix's court to get their streaming service running on Linux: http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=3385

Re:Up to Netflix

[Sir_Lewk]

The posts in that thread make me just about lose all hope for humanity.

Re:Up to Netflix

[Scutter]

According to this thread, the ball's in Netflix's court to get their streaming service running on Linux:

I'd be happy if they got their streaming service working on Windows.