Boxee Drops Hulu Support 375
frdmfghtr writes "According to a boxee blog entry, Hulu will no longer be supported. From the post: 'two weeks ago Hulu called and told us their content partners were asking them to remove Hulu from boxee. we tried (many times) to plead the case for keeping Hulu on boxee, but on Friday of this week, in good faith, we will be removing it. you can see their blog post about the issues they are facing.' Reading the hulu blog post, the only 'issue' I see facing Hulu is that content providers have (once again) shot themselves in the foot, switching off a media conduit they should have been promoting." Update: 02/19 14:31 GMT by T : Jamie points out this interesting (speculative) piece at O'Reilly Radar about the thought process that may have driven the decision.
Oh noes (Score:5, Funny)
$buzzword1 won't be supporting $buzzword2
Re:God damn it (Score:3, Funny)
Well if you'd stop visiting that cancer filled shithole you wouldn't see any posts about her.
Make Hulu Open Source! (Score:5, Funny)
It is obvious that the best path to maximize its user uptake is to make Hulu an OSS project. With the experience, dedication and level-headness of the millions of developers in the open source community, it will be certain that Hulu would achieve new heights.
Hulu could incorporate new functionality such as streaming MIDI files, Ogg visualation routines, Excel macro optimizations, and banner ad removal for Chrome and Firefox. Perhaps using the GPL v3 as the basic licensing framework would also provide us with the support of Bruce Perens and Bruce Schneier (not related).
Only when we focus our efforts in media content delivery engines can we wrest control of the net neutrality paradigm from DoubleClick.
Molo drops Empoor support on Ekkienong Doodad (Score:5, Funny)
In a shocking twist, Mknnnr was also found to have backstabbed Hoolihooli in a deal with Farnanook.
In unrelated news, it has been found that 98% of "Web 2.0" business names are created by cats walking on keyboards. Footage at 11.
Re:Hulu? (Score:2, Funny)
It does work in Europe, but it's kinda boring. Apparently it's a flash applet which displays white text on a black background.
ARRRRRRR!! (Score:3, Funny)
I guess it's back to the torrent channel for me and thee, then, innit? So instead of watching SOME ads, ye and me will watch a-none, with nary a soul venturing out ter get screwed again! Tis so brilliant a move it could have only come from NBC/Universal! Those bleeding rotters only know how to lose money naught how ter be making it, so me boys will ignore th fools and hoist ye jolly roger we will...
See ye and thee at th' bay laddies!
--bornagainpenguin
Re:What is boxee? (Score:2, Funny)
Obl: She is the undisputed queen of the internets. [youtube.com]
Oh wait... you did mean Boxxy, right?
Re:No hulu for boxee means... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:No hulu for boxee means... (Score:3, Funny)
This is why anytime I hear someone say they are sure of something I just smile and nod.
Really? Dude, I'm sure you owe me $500.
Re:It's all about control (Score:1, Funny)
Wow. This is the first time I have seen Fox News listed as a scientific research link. I reckon using the word "MAY" gives it more merit, because that can't be wrong.
You should have worked a WIKIPEDIA link in there too. Perhaps even one from a strictly PRO ganja site to "prove" your viewpoint. Only then will you have mastered misinformation. After you finish your bowl, try again.