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Scott Guthrie, GM of platform development at Microsoft, gave a talk targeted at developers here at the Mix 07 conference (which is, frankly, all targeted at developers). Here's the takeaway from his talk for Web users: HD-quality streaming video, as well as "DVD-like interactivity and overlays."

Guthrie quickly handed off his talk to Netflix for a demo we've been waiting for, by Neil Hunt of Netflix and Darin Brown of Avenue A/Razorfish. Check out the video:

Rafe Needleman writes about start-ups, new technologies, and Web 2.0 products, as editor of CNET's Webware. E-mail Rafe.

Topics:: Audio and video,; Media

Tags:: Mix07,; Silverlight,; Netflix,; streaming

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silverlight player?
by xxdesmusxx April 30, 2007 6:29 PM PDT: You should offer the video using a silverlight-based player just in honor of the technology. :)

Completely off topic, I am using Firefox v2.0.0.4pre nightlies and Silverlight refuses to install.; Like this Reply to this comment

silverlight player?
by xxdesmusxx April 30, 2007 6:29 PM PDT: You should offer the video using a silverlight-based player just in honor of the technology. :)

Completely off topic, I am using Firefox v2.0.0.4pre nightlies and Silverlight refuses to install.; Like this Reply to this comment

Why isn't this available on Mac?

by domepiece6 June 7, 2007 7:36 AM PDT

Things gotta work for everyone in this day and age, can't believe people are still
only making things work on PCs. Anybody know when/if this is going to be
available for mac? Also when it will be streaming in HD? Thanks

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re: Why isn't this available on Mac?
by stecnet June 28, 2007 1:02 PM PDT: Did you watch the video? Part of the Netflix demo was run on a Mac in FF?; Like this

Why isn't this available on Mac?

by domepiece6 June 7, 2007 7:36 AM PDT

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re: Why isn't this available on Mac?
by stecnet June 28, 2007 1:02 PM PDT: Did you watch the video? Part of the Netflix demo was run on a Mac in FF?; Like this


by WORLDINSOFT June 6, 2008 1:49 PM PDT: health online ssssaasad; Like this Reply to this comment

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