http://www.last100.com/2009/02/19/hulu-blocks-boxee-could-firefox-ie-and-safari-be-next/ Tracking the digital lifestyle Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:04:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.last100.com/2009/02/19/hulu-blocks-boxee-could-firefox-ie-and-safari-be-next/#comment-67706 Bruce Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:09:07 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=3746#comment-67706 In response to Drew, I think you are missing Steve's original point. The people using Boxee *already* have a computer connected to their TV. They could just as easily access Hulu via Firefox or Safari or IE. Boxee just makes a better experience of something they are probably already doing, or at least planning on doing. Hulu seems to think these people would not hook their computer to their TV without Boxee, and that strikes me as just wrong, imo. In response to Drew, I think you are missing Steve’s original point. The people using Boxee *already* have a computer connected to their TV. They could just as easily access Hulu via Firefox or Safari or IE. Boxee just makes a better experience of something they are probably already doing, or at least planning on doing. Hulu seems to think these people would not hook their computer to their TV without Boxee, and that strikes me as just wrong, imo.

]]> http://www.last100.com/2009/02/19/hulu-blocks-boxee-could-firefox-ie-and-safari-be-next/#comment-67665 Drew Wilder-Goodwin Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:30:14 +0000 http://www.last100.com/?p=3746#comment-67665 I'd like to point out that 'making it more convenient' is in some ways tantamount to 'making it possible,' since, for a large portion of users, convenience is a key adoption requirement. While content owners may not have been troubled by a small number of earlier adopters, they may indeed be troubled by any technology that helps bridge the gap. I'm not arguing for or against their action, but I thought the point deserves clarification. I’d like to point out that ‘making it more convenient’ is in some ways tantamount to ‘making it possible,’ since, for a large portion of users, convenience is a key adoption requirement. While content owners may not have been troubled by a small number of earlier adopters, they may indeed be troubled by any technology that helps bridge the gap. I’m not arguing for or against their action, but I thought the point deserves clarification.

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