[ubuntu-uk] Netflix and Love Film

[Dave Morley]

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On 23/08/12 11:49, James Morrissey wrote:
> While its certainly true that stuff is increasingly available on 
> Linux, it looks like Netflix might still be some way away
> 
> This is from February: 
> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/02/netflix-no-plans-to-support-linux
>
>  j
> 
> On 23 August 2012 11:46, Gareth France <gareth.france at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> On 23/08/12 11:39, Andy Partington wrote:
>>> 
>>> <snip>
>>>> 
>>>> Kind of defeats then object of running Ubuntu, if you have to
>>>> install windows doesnt it......is it something that might
>>>> happen in the future, or is it not going to happen.......
>>>> 
>>> </snip>
>>> 
>>> It's down to the hosts though, Lovefilm and Netflix, I know on
>>> one of the sites ( Lovefilm i believe ) it was one of the most
>>> requested features last year to bring it to XBMC on linux but I
>>> think the response was not at this time.
>>> 
>>> Its the main reason why I use neither of the services at the
>>> moment as I solely use *nix on my media centres and thus can't
>>> use there services.
>>> 
>>> Andy
>>> 
>> In my opinion we've seen a massive shift in how Linux is
>> perceived since I started using it in 2006. When I first
>> installed Feisty nothing worked, a week of banging my head
>> against the screen might bring me sound and webcam, just look at
>> it now. We've seen the recent work with games, the humble bundle,
>> steam and carmageddon's new release being native to us too. I'd
>> say it's only a matter of time before these services have to cave
>> and come over, which will be a big win for us, as Andy says there
>> are people who don't use them because they use Linux. I also know
>> there are people who don't use Linux because they can't use
>> them.
>> 
>> 
>> -- ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com 
>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk 
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
> 

You could always try the youtube streaming, I know it's not the
monthly subscription service.  But in Ubuntu if you goto the video
lens and type in the movie you are after many will show up with a 48hr
rental from youtube, I've not tried it myself. But I'm assuming it
just unlocks access and streams as normal.

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