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Re:Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin... by hkarthik on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:03AM (#3215452)
I'm curious what Netflix has in the works to move off of Silverlight. I remember reading that their biggest problem with HTML5 players was the lack of good DRM options to please the studios.
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Re:Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin... by sjwright on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:22AM (#3215515)
Someone needs to explain to the studios about how computers are really great at copying stuff, which means DRM only ever has to be broken once by one person, and it doesn't matter if it's Netflix or Blu-ray or HBO.

The only thing Netflix needs to do is make it inconvenient to rip the stream, i.e. more difficult than downloading the same thing as a torrent. Anything more is pointless.

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Re:Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin... by MatthewPhillips on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:27AM (#3215533)
No, Netflix has to prove that they aren't the point of failure. Which means DRM is a requirement. Content owners demand it.
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Re:Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin... by kree10 on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @10:44AM (#3215901)
What does Netflix use for their iOS app? That's not based on Silverlight is it?
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Re:Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin... by ConstantineXVI on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:57AM (#3215640)
Likely what they do on every other platform already; a sandboxed HTML5 "native" app. They could also take the NaCl route like they do for ChromeOS; but I don't think NaCl is available in plugin form yet (not that it matters for Win8; plugins of any kind are verboten in Metro mode)
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Re:Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin... by recoiledsnake on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:38AM (#3215566)
Why would they want to move off something that works? The plugins will be getting security updates after all.
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Re:Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin... by lallysingh on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @04:57PM (#3217641)
.. fixes for OS updates? Comparability with newer drivers?
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Re:Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin... by nobody3141592 on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @05:01PM (#3217661)
One code stream for obsolete windows a different one for new windows, another for iPhone/OSX, another for Android......
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