MSNBC not going to stream to Linux boxes

[thunder rising]

Looks like they are not going to stream to Linux boxes.

The message is:
Thanks for clicking on MSNBC.com. We're sorry, but we do not provide live streaming video for your browser.

So unless your using the Virus Enable, US Gov spy ware bugged OS and Internet Explorer from Microsoft you're out of luck.

Anybody on Windows using Firefox go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ and see if Firefox works on Windows.

[sabbat hunter]

i am running firefox

and it works fine for me.

[thunder rising]

2. Firefox on window? Just want to see if it is indeed Linux

they are targeting

[Sal Minella]

7. Firefox on XP, getting the "won't work on your browser" videobit.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. Streaming on Firefox here, haven't tried Linux, don't have a Linux

box running right now.

[thunder rising]

3. Whatever they can do to keep you in the box y'know

I have the strongest suspicion that Closed Source OS's (MS and Apple) are tapped.

And little things like this that try to coax you back into "the box" are indicators that there is something more than Browser support at play.

[Nomad559]

5. Tapped

Are you going to start this again?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1529193

:rofl:

[CK_John]

4. Ubuntu 6.06 Firefox 2.0.0.5 no problem. n/t,

[flying rabbit]

6. Firefox on XP -got the same message you did.

[ben_meyers]

8. Maybe they just aren't going to support

every little boutique operating system.

Client OS Market Share for July, 2007
Windows XP - 81.40%
Windows Vista - 5.41%
Windows 2000 - 3.74%
Mac OS - 3.36%
MacIntel - 2.61%
Windows 98 - 1.05%
Linux - 0.75%
Windows NT - 0.64%
Windows Me - 0.56%
Nintendo Wii- 0.14%
Other - 0.24%

[thunder rising]

9. Monopoly practices do have their advantages don't they

[greendog]

10. I'm absolutely heartbroken. The worldview presented by GE is...

...certainly something that no upstanding American patriot should be without.

I'm gonna have to take this derned old linux box outside right now and toss it in the dumpster.

:rofl:

[thunder rising]

11. Looks like it's just you and'n me dog

Everybody's goi'n out and haven fun....

F@#$'m I'm happy without paying for antivirus, rebuilding after the latest virus get's through, buying a new printer with every OS upgrade and my latest fear that that MS and AGAG are sleeping together.

I'll think I'll go get some beer.

[Nomad559]

Double post

[Nomad559]

13. The windows stream works fine

on Linux, just use this Direct link To Stream the video.

It works fine on my Fedora system.

:)

[zulchzulu]

12. MSNBC sux

I don't get shit on a Mac running 10.39 and my Windoze 2000 box gets a message that MSNBC doesn't support live streaming on my browser (Firefox).

Bill hates you and me.

UPDATE:

Magically, IE works great on the Windoze 2000 box works. :evilfrown:

I hate IE. But...