http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/ Engadget Comments for Netflix finally brings 'Watch Instantly' to Macs via Silverlight http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
BTW, I'm still getting the "instant watching is currently not supported for Macintosh" message.]]>Oct 26th 2008 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
Oh well I still can use the Media Server to stream Netflix to my PS3 when I'm not using Netflix for blu-ray]]>Oct 27th 2008 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Oct-03.html Should be coming together soon.]]>Oct 27th 2008 4:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 27th 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/and own an Xbox 360...
no HD DVD though, Mitsubishi from 1996 still going strong :D]]>Oct 26th 2008 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
Im geez let me get my moneys worth out of it 1st...Not like theres anything to look forward to, since Apple is skimping on FW ports..chumps]]>Oct 26th 2008 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
Also, calling Silverlight an "also ran" isn't exactly portraying it right. It's basically a day old in comparison to Flash and it's already appearing in more and more places.]]>Oct 26th 2008 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/

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The only one kidding himself is you. The movie studios required Netflix to use Silverlight because of the DRM. The Flash DRM has not been signed off by the studios. Silverlight DRM has.]]>Oct 27th 2008 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 28th 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 28th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
Now I'm just impatiently sitting here for instructions on actually using the damn thing...

Though I really have had no issues running them through VMWare Fusion, it'll be nice to not have to go though the extra step.]]>Oct 26th 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 27th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 27th 2008 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
And who really wants more MS in their computers?]]>Oct 26th 2008 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 27th 2008 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
So you can that from one app you've used, with no experience programming for it?
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And no body cares..]]>Oct 27th 2008 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
Yeah. You had a copy of Vista partitioned just for Netflix.

The only thing worse than a troll is a lying troll...]]>Oct 27th 2008 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
I'll file this with perpetual motion machines, under Bullshit.]]>Oct 27th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 27th 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 26th 2008 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 27th 2008 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
Haha, just kidding. I own a normal computer and have always been able to watch my Netflix. In fact, I almost never have to worry if my operating system will work with something.]]>Oct 26th 2008 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
(Using 10.5/Linux)]]>Oct 26th 2008 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/Oct 27th 2008 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
I'm actually pretty indifferent to OS X, I've used it on many occasions in different situations, and it's nice, but it's not for me (a sysadmin-I use a combination of Windows and Linux, and like both equally for different purposes). What I'm not indifferent to is Apple as a company and the 80% of Apple users who are mindless zombies drunk on Steve's Kool-Aid...I don't care for them at all.]]>Oct 27th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
As for "also-ran", freely available tools to create Silverlight apps ($699 to Adobe to create Flash apps), and I don't need to keep Silverlight turned off like I do Flash being that Flash crashes more than a 5 year-old behind the wheel of that Escalade you hate so much.]]>Oct 26th 2008 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/26/netflix-finally-brings-watch-instantly-to-macs-via-silverlight/
also +1 about flash being buggy/crashing. #1 cause of all browser crashes]]>Oct 26th 2008 10:22PM