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Cuzzin
Ricky sold me on NetFlix
yesterday. No, not for the movies, although what the hell, we'll
take our allocation. No, I signed up for the instant view of old
movies, television shows, etc. First thing I did after signing up
for a two-week free trial was order-up a home view of
television's "The Office."
That led to a screen instructing me to download the NetFlix media
player. Okay. But wait.
Whoops. I need Media Player 11. Okay, update
me. But wait. I can't use Media Player 11 because I don't have
the Microsoft's Media
Center Edition 2005 version of Windows. I have the 2002
Media Player
Edition, which is not upgradeable. Right here MoSup calls and asks me
to order Chinese, which she'll pick up. I can't find the freaking
menu, and the place is unlisted (I'm not kidding). MFCS! I call
Mo Sup. No answer, which means she's deep in the bowel's of some
mall. Screw it.
I called NetFlix tech support, and got verification that, yes, I
need Media Player 11. Tech guy James said it was
Microsoft's fault. I said, what
the hell are you talking about, you designed the software?
No, NetFlix has to comply with Microsoft's media security dictates -
the result of letting Hollywood control their software. And don't
give me any "buy a Mac" crap. Steve Jobs is a bigger whore
to Big Media than Bill Gates is. MFCS.
I'm wondering what percentage of NetFlix customers meet that standard,
of owning the Media Center 2005 edition of XP? When I looked, you
had to pay a hefty premium to get it in Vista. Damned few, I'll
warrant. Anyway, we have the free two week trial - I ordered a
couple of chick-flicks for Mo Sup - so two weeks is exactly how long my
NetFlix account has to live. And guess what? With each
passing day, I miss seeing Hollywood crap less and less. Grrr.
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