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They can still torrent the content, which is what I'm doing after I paid for the first month of Disney+ and then found out their DRM disallowed Linux because of "security levels".
My respect for Netflix goes up each time a new streaming service has a hiccup.
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I thought I'd try out Disney+. Then I found out it doesn't support Vizio Smartcast/Chromecast. That's...bizarre. I guess I'll watch on my little laptop screen. Turns out it doesn't support Linux either. :/ EDIT: I eventually downloaded a Windows VM and watched it there. What could they possibly be gaining from that though??
I love linux, I use it every day more than any other OS. I don't understand why other linux users act surprised that corporate America frequently ignores altogether or uses DRM methods that are not compatible, I don't think its right, i i don't think its good, but its not new or unusual or surprising. The reality is that linix makes up 2-4 percent of the desktop PC market which itself is fraction of mobile use and ev…
And they're renting most of their content.
> The reality is that linix makes up 2-4 percent of the desktop PC market
Plus an additional 3% for Chromebooks.
Well. There’s a reason why Netflix is successful. They spent a lot of money and time operating as a tech-heavy company before becoming a content-heavy company. Just as an example, their Open Connect appliances ( https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/ ) are an impressive piece of technology that probably needed years of research. Launching a streaming service sounds simple in the paper but there are hundreds of complexit…
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I thought I'd try out Disney+. Then I found out it doesn't support Vizio Smartcast/Chromecast. That's...bizarre. I guess I'll watch on my little laptop screen. Turns out it doesn't support Linux either. :/ EDIT: I eventually downloaded a Windows VM and watched it there. What could they possibly be gaining from that though??
I can't speak for Vizio Smartcast, but both the mobile app and desktop website both support Chromecast. I watched the first few episodes of The Mandalorian on my Chromecast last night. I started casting from my Linux desktop no less.
IDK why the built-in one is incompatible; I've literally never seen this before.
EDIT: Looks like if I buy a Mac, I could use Airplay with Smartcast. Or way until next month when they supposedly have support coming.
I am sure Netflix and amazon prime users also reuse their passwords, but I haven’t yet heard about users having the Disney+ issues with these accounts.
No idea about Netflix, but for Amazon I bet there’s less account sharing than the other two - because it’s your actual Amazon account. My Netflix account is the only one that doesn’t have a very complex password manager password, because I share it with family. I won’t share my amazon account because I won’t give it that sort of password. I guess Disney+ is much closer to Netflix on that scale.
Well. There’s a reason why Netflix is successful. They spent a lot of money and time operating as a tech-heavy company before becoming a content-heavy company. Just as an example, their Open Connect appliances ( https://openconnect.netflix.com/en/ ) are an impressive piece of technology that probably needed years of research. Launching a streaming service sounds simple in the paper but there are hundreds of complexit…
Which has nothing to do with people reusing passwords on Netflix and other sites. Netflix isn’t doing anything special to keep from getting hacked.
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Netflix definitely has trouble with this because they too lack the whole "delete all sessions" capability, so it's next to impossible to recover an account that has been compromised. My partner went through this, and Netflix support told her to delete the account and make a new one (losing all our recommendations in the process). Why they can't be bothered to add a "log out all users" feature the way something like G…
Netflix does have that feature: https://www.netflix.com/ManageDevices