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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I think I've seen this movie before. Providers want to force consumers to consume exactly according to the provider's business plan, without regard to how the consumer may wish to watch. It generally doesn't work out well for the providers.
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And how does DRM implemented in HTML5 do that exactly? Any device that supports a browser should be able to have a browser that supports HTML5. And you actually have a choice too! If I want to read a kindle book, I'm "forced" to either use Amazon hardware or Amazon software. Unless I remove DRM, naturally. If I want to watch a Netflix video that need a HTML5 DRM browser, I can use IE, Chrome, Firefox, or any other browser that supports HTML5. I don't need Netflix hardware or Netflix software. So, I can watch in the train, in the car (as passenger!), walking, on the couch, in the bathtub, anywhere where I have an internet connection.
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Originally Posted by Purple Lady
This will probably prevent me from viewing content I have a right to access. I rarely use my pc anymore since getting 8 inch tablets. I currently use Opera and UC browsers in desktop mode because I find mobile sites are usually pretty bad. I can't login to my Chase account anymore on these browsers because Chase considers them out of date.
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Complain to Opera that they implement HTML5 and update their browser. What if I wanted to use IE2 still, should content providers keep on supporting that too?
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Your premise is false. You don't have to buy anything to read Kindle books; all you actually need is a device with a web browser, although the experience is more enjoyable if you have a device on which you can install a reading app.
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Partly true. You cannot read offline if you use the webbrowser.
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Originally Posted by kacir
This is how I view most pages on my Linux PC at home or my Windows PC at work.
For the majority of sites I use Firefox.
In the menu for zoom there is checkbox for "zoom text only". When I visit the page and the text is too small, I simply press Ctrl and use mouse scroll wheel to zoom up or down. VERY convenient.
I do the vast majority of browsing on Firefox.
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Hmm, I need to check that out on my tablet!