Launching a streaming service sounds simple in the paper but there are hundreds of complexities under the hood that ensure availability, speed, security, and reliability.
If my Netflix experience wasn't as trivially smooth as it is (from a UX point of view) I wouldn’t pay for it.
Then I found out it doesn't support Vizio Smartcast/Chromecast.
That's...bizarre. I guess I'll watch on my little laptop screen.
Turns out it doesn't support Linux either.
:/
EDIT: I eventually downloaded a Windows VM and watched it there. What could they possibly be gaining from that though??
The reality is that linix makes up 2-4 percent of the desktop PC market which itself is fraction of mobile use and even then, most linux users have the capability to watch it on something else. More of their customers are on windows XP than all linux desktop distros combined. I don't think they consider it anything close to financially worth it and I don't know if I disagree, even if I wish it was otherwise.
Disney also owns ESPN and their streaming platform.
So between Hulu, ESPN, and Bamtech they definitely aren't new.
> More than 4,000 customer accounts appeared in the search
To clear this up:
No, not true. The software in the screenshot called Open Bullet and it's basically a request builder for Selenium (ok it's more than that but you get the idea). You add in lists of usernames/passwords (from database dumps) and it runs your script. You have success/fail reporting, and that's where you get "Hits: 4"
> Ads on the dark web for stolen Disney+ accounts
That's a sellers page from shoppy.gg — not the dark web.
Says pretty much a lot about them when it comes to technology in general.
Its all opportunistic as Disney+ is hot on the news right now. Wait till they find out that these tools are cracking Hulu, Reddit etc etc, probably also the BBCs own site. And I guarantee the net is more than 4000 for them.
The stream quality of HBO GO is consistently bad on Linux, with washed out colors.
I have no experience with Amazon Prime Video, but I've found several threads from 2019 with people complaining about the lack of 1080p streaming on Linux.
So even when Disney+ begins supporting Linux, you'll most likely get a subpar service for your money.
It sounds like Disney+ was accepting refunds for preorders up until the launch day. Whether or not they can refund after presumably may depend on whether or not they can tell you've watched some of the content.
Admittedly, the performance benefits of jwt are probably warranted here. But still, you either end up building an in-memory blacklist or a DB table thus negating most benefits.
It's hard if you're trying to get out the door fast, though.
Like: If you go along with calling sandwiches "subs" you might associate this particular food with Subway and may consider competing food products less.
Off the tangent: Companies pay to rename sports arenas. They're not paying you, so you could just say "we're going to $teamname stadium" instead of $companyname stadium".
I don’t know that “guest” implies anything similar, it’s just a visitor.
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notarealperson@email.com:password123
Subscription: Your HBO NOW subscription is billed through
[HBO]
Expiry Date: September 20, 2019
21 Days Remaining
A google search of one of the email:password came up with a Soundcloud 2018 email:password dump.
Seems like a everyday dump of reused passwords.
That happens everyday for all the services.
Just seems like everyone wants to take down Disney. Like OMG that had an issue on the first day streaming!
I also want to see them fail, but for no good reason I just enjoy seeing people fail, I guess I'm not alone.
My respect for Netflix goes up each time a new streaming service has a hiccup.
So a three or four word passphrase should be sufficient, and is much easier to memorize + tell to someone.
It especially helps with the dreaded "what's the wifi password?"
Yeah, I've logged into my Amazon account on my phone before and it wouldn't let me in until I verified something via email. The lack of these security controls is negligent these days. I can't totally blame Disney though, since the opportunity cost of implementing this level of security just isn't worth it. The public doesn't really care enough, and governments don't seem to care about security at all.
I went through my shiny jwt phase. I'm happily back in session land though.
Personally I view is as a moral imperative to not give them any money.
[1]: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/disney-full-control-hu...
IDK why the built-in one is incompatible; I've literally never seen this before.
EDIT: Looks like if I buy a Mac, I could use Airplay with Smartcast. Or way until next month when they supposedly have support coming.
For the end user, that might be true. But for the provider, bandwidth isn't free. So if people are streaming content on shared credentials, they still have to pay for that outbound traffic. So each shared subscription starts to cost the providing service money.
ESPN and MLB TV are probably pretty far from those numbers.
But then they “support” it with platform-specific WebDRM which doesn’t work on Linux it in truly free/open browsers.
Nothing gained.
All they gain with DRM is to put off potential customers. For many of us, the best way would be a downloadable file format, that I can copy or watch whatever player or device I want to use.
And they're renting most of their content.
> The reality is that linix makes up 2-4 percent of the desktop PC market
Plus an additional 3% for Chromebooks.