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Hulu Testing Client App; Boxee Dispute Explained
N!NJA sends in word of Hulu's new beta section, Hulu Labs, which is now showcasing Hulu Desktop, a client that runs on both Windows and Mac. The author believes that Hulu Desktop explains why Hulu has been so touchy about Boxee. "This clearly explains why Hulu has been so persistent in blocking Boxee — an open-source media-center application for Macs, Apple TVs, and other devices — from including its content. Since Hulu provides free, ad-based mainstream content from the largest studios and networks in the business, they are under tight constraints imposed by these major players. We have already seen good examples of where Hulu is heading with integrated advertising inside the browser. A desktop client produced in-house will be much more conducive to monetizing Hulu using these kinds of campaigns."
I thought it was the tentacles they used to liquify your brain.
So wait, every post by "Anonymous Coward" is actually just one person? You?
MABASPLOOM!
a client that runs on both Windows and Mac.
Ride 'em in, rawhide.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
I'm excited about the exclusion of game consoles, assorted media boxes, Linux machines, and all users outside the US. Still, this is a little too open for my tastes. Couldn't they have made it Vista-only?
I have a powerpc mac for my media center computer you insensitive clod.
Get a web developer
Hehe, I remember back when I started reading slashdot in ... 97? 98? ... I thought Anonymous Coward was just another user. An exceptionally stupid user.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
Do you think Bill Gates cares about Windows people?
Go green: turn off your refrigerator.
You may be on to something there. Much TOO on, in fact. Please stay where you are and some entertainment industry representatives will arrive shortly to assist you.