Comments on: Why Is Hulu Bothering to Play Whack-A-Mole with Boxee? http://techmiso.com/1532/why-is-hulu-bothering-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-boxee/ Tech evangelism and Miso soup like no other Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: JoshuaRJones http://techmiso.com/1532/why-is-hulu-bothering-to-play-whack-a-mole-with-boxee/comment-page-1/#comment-796 JoshuaRJones Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:17:18 +0000 http://techmiso.com/?p=1532#comment-796 Content providers have a funny idea that the user doesn't know how they want content.<br><br>I think in the end, the higher ups feel like Boxxe could be used to bypass their advertisements. That seems like the only logically thought argument.<br><br>But yes, put simply, the industry is just scared shittless of the future rather than embracing it. Some studios are heading in the right direction, but need to work on how they provide it. (Look at ABC. I don't have any urge to pirate their shows because I can see them the day after they air on their Web site. Their video player sucks & needs work but it is still a solid step in the right direction) Content providers have a funny idea that the user doesn't know how they want content.

I think in the end, the higher ups feel like Boxxe could be used to bypass their advertisements. That seems like the only logically thought argument.

But yes, put simply, the industry is just scared shittless of the future rather than embracing it. Some studios are heading in the right direction, but need to work on how they provide it. (Look at ABC. I don't have any urge to pirate their shows because I can see them the day after they air on their Web site. Their video player sucks & needs work but it is still a solid step in the right direction)

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