Silverlight was first put to the test this past summer in streaming the Beijing Olympics for NBC. Netflix’s current player relies on a Windows-only DRM system.įor those hearing about Microsoft Silverlight for the first time, it’s a technology akin to Adobe Flash in that it’s embodied in a Web browser plug-in and can display animations, audio and video, and interactive applications. The new Netflix player will use Microsoft’s PlayReady DRM – new in Silverlight 2.0 – to prevent users from doing anything but watching the content. As soon as a studio-approved DRM for the Mac is available to us, whether from Apple or another source, we will move quickly to provide a movie viewer that enables you to watch movies from Netflix instantly on your Mac." "Apple does not license their DRM solution to third parties, which has made this more difficult, but we are working with the studios and content owners to gain approval for other solutions.
While it may seem surprising that the long-awaited solution to this Mac-access problem comes by way of Microsoft, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that the root of the problem lies in digital rights management (DRM) technology requirements from the Netflix has now backed up their claim by unveiling their new media player – based on Microsoft’s Silverlight technology. #1643: New Mac mini and MacBook Pro models, new second-gen HomePod, security-focused OS updates, industry layoffsĪ few weeks ago I reported on Netflix’s blog announcement that the company hoped to make its Watch Instantly feature accessible to Mac users by the end of 2008 (see “ Netflix Mac Support News and More,” ).#1644: Explaining Mastodon and the Fediverse, HomePod Software 16.3 and tvOS 16.3, GoTo breach.
1646: Security-focused OS updates, Photos Workbench review, Mastodon client wishlist, Apple-related conferences.1647: Focus-caused notification issues, site-specific browser examples, virtualizing Windows on M-series Macs.
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