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by Mikeb85 2565 days ago
Not sure because it downloads Widevine by default.
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Dylan16807 2565 days ago
Now I'm not sure what your argument is. When the problem is "they refuse to issue Widevine licenses", it doesn't really matter that a browser as huge as Firefox managed to get one.

It wasn't "if you want to use Linux", it was "if you want to make a browser".

Also the Widevine authorized for Linux is only 720p on Netflix.

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Mikeb85 2564 days ago
The point is you don't need to worry about a browser playing DRM because most platforms have native apps for the only uses a browser needs DRM for...
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Dylan16807 2564 days ago
Okay, but I'm not sure how well I can reconcile "you don't need it in the browser at all" and "it was considered important to force it into a browser standard".
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