Xbox Cloud throttles performance if user agent is Linux

Re:Xbox Cloud throttles performance if user agent is Linux by krzyk on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @07:26AM (#31986882)

It is DRM, and Amazon Prime is particularly bad, it servers 540p or similar - it is basically unwatchable (other streaming services default to 720p, which is OK, with netflix having an unofficial plugin that makes it 1080p).

And I was thinking I'll watch The Boys in nice quality on official streaming service, turned out I had to cancel Prime and download 2160p torrent. I'm still puzzling what DRM solves, in most cases it pushes me into torrenting.

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Re:Xbox Cloud throttles performance if user agent is Linux by seanw444 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @09:57AM (#31988248)

Agreed. DRM makes me want to spite the company even more. Sadly, we're the minority, so it won't have any affect. Normies continue to have 7 streaming service subscriptions, one for each show, and watch them at an "automatic resolution" of 480p.

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Re:Xbox Cloud throttles performance if user agent is Linux by LAC-Tech on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @09:26AM (#31987948)

If 540p is unwatchable for you, you need glasses.

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Re:Xbox Cloud throttles performance if user agent is Linux by mb7733 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @09:40AM (#31988078)

Isn't it the other way round?

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