Hulu requests removal from Boxee

Re:Hulu requests removal from Boxee by zhyder on Wednesday February 18, 2009 @11:09PM (#486708)

I know. But when you bring up the same show on TV using over-the-air/satellite/cable you see more ads.

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Re:Hulu requests removal from Boxee by jonursenbach on Thursday February 19, 2009 @02:14AM (#486932)

Then should they prevent me from buying a Mac Mini/Apple TV, hooking it up to my TV, opening up a web browser with Hulu and watching something in full screen?

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Re:Hulu requests removal from Boxee by bjtitus on Thursday February 19, 2009 @01:21AM (#486875)

Then why don't they shut Hulu down?

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Re:Hulu requests removal from Boxee by zhyder on Thursday February 19, 2009 @04:21AM (#487043)

1. Hulu is where they're testing the waters of Internet distribution; it's still a limited experiment.

2. They're hoping Hulu -because of its requirement of a computer- won't cannibalize their broadcast TV shows. In terms of their bottom line, Hulu > pirated shows on the Internet, but Hulu < TV.

Edit: nikblack explains it more eloquently in this comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=486620

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