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Hulu Testing Client App; Boxee Dispute Explained

Posted by kdawson on from the my-way-or-the-i-way dept.

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."

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  1. Bah - who cares by colinnwn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Until Hulu releases a Linux version of their app, or Boxee releases a 64 bit Linux version with the Hulu hack, I don't care.

  2. Re:Conclusion: Slower than bathtub gin in Canadia by Thornburg · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Bill Gates doesn't care about Mac people.

    Do you think Bill Gates cares about Windows people?

    -1 Out of Touch (to both of you) for saying Bill Gates instead of Steve Ballmer.

    Not only is Gates no longer the top exec at Microsoft, he is also one of the greatest philanthropists in the world, so I am inclined to think that he does, in fact, care about both Windows and Mac users. And even us Linux/BSD/Solaris geeks as well.

    Feel free to continue to bash Ballmer and/or Microsoft as much you please, but Billy is no longer really a part of that picture.