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Run Netflix On OpenSUSE
sfcrazy writes "Ironically while Netflix's infrastructure runs on Linux and Open Source technologies, the service doesn't support Linux, the platform. Netflix is available for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and Chrome OS but not for desktop Linux. One of the reasons could be that Netflix still uses Microsoft's Silverlight which is not supported on Linux. However Linux users have managed to get it to work on their distros. Now openSUSE users can also run Netflix using Pipelight."
Various versions of Silverlight has been available for Linux for a long time. Not that anyone would want to use it. But lack of silverlight has nothing to do with them not supporting Linux. Or does the article submitter not even know that chrome, android etc are actually Linux varieties? does he think they somehow magically understand Silverlight.
As an obvious Microsurf troll I must re-mod you to plus 5 for frost pist, first post, out of the gate before the freaking horse jockey and a wonderful avoidance of the topic of the OP. WHICH IS WHY NO NETFLIX FOR LINUX DESKTOPS. A netflix interface would not even have to be distro specific it could work on all distros without a system wide installation and could be distributed as a simple tar.gz that unzip and just run from you home folder dead stupid simple unlike silverblight with all the system hooks and crooks.
The simple reason is that Nutflax like other online streaming a/v content viewing software systems does not see profit in coding for a limited number of users. OR the real truth which is bullshit politics from Microsoft, the MPEGLA, the RIAA, the MPAA, Sony, Apple and ongoing desperate measures to keep Linux distros out of the main stream consumer market. AND WHY DO YOU ask because they would get there ass kicked down the road by Mint Linux or even UBUNTU if the public ever caught on to how easy these systems are to use or setup, maintain, the incredible number of older devices like my t42 ibm laptop (that runs like a Russian tank in winter) and will not quit. And the number one answer is the simple fact that most Linux savy and experienced users are too cheap to send money to a cloud based ripp off moovee rental company. And like myself, believe that paying for today's garbage from SONY PICTURES, WALT Businey, TIME WARNER is not worth 8 dollars a month when Youtube and other interesting distractions have HTML5 for free and you do not even have to rely upon the assholes at adobe any longer. LOL GO HOME AND PLAY WITH YOUR SURFACE TABLET UNDER A BRIDGE YOU TROLL. GRRR let people who actually use Linux have the honours of getting in the frosty pist for a change eor // which means end of rand you uncircumcised moron!
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