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Netflix' HTML5 player working in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1

article published on 27 June, 2013

Netflix users who test out the Windows 8.1 preview release will be able to use the Microsoft browser to watch high quality movies and TV shows without installing plug-ins. Netflix had previously pushed for HTML5 video support through Premium Video Extensions. This would allow premium video playback in a browser without requiring the installation of third-party plugins. Microsoft's ... [ read the full article ]

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aw2600
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_ 		27. June 2013 @ 11:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Does Chrome have plans to implement the required APIs? I refuse to install Windows 8.x and I hate to use IE for anything other than a few work specific tasks.
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Ryoohki
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_ 		27. June 2013 @ 14:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I can't even remember the last time I used IE for anything. On the few sites that try to force you to use it, I just change my user agent (I use Firefox primarily and Chrome sometimes) and keep scrolling.
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hglez86
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_ 		28. June 2013 @ 04:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What I'd be afraid of here is that since they are doing a microsoft implementation that microsoft will use it to steer html5 to their dark side with their divide and conquer aproach and use it to continue their ongoing war against an open web... does anyone know much about wether their implementation is being used for that? X_x
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