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because it is very good, has a huge amount of content, and therefore keeps
anyone else from doing it.  Ever wonder why Netflix offers free download of
movies?  Keeps anyone else from starting a business that could put them out
of business.  Very smart strategies.   Netflix offers enough content to keep
online competitors away and yet not enough to kill their own business.  That
said, Hulu's strategy is clearly not to compete with TV.

Allen

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Kevin K=
uphal <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:kkuphal at gmail.com">kkuphal at gm=
ail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"Ih2E3d">On Thu, Feb 19, 20=
09 at 4:55 PM, David Brodbeck <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gull@=
gull.us" target=3D"_blank">gull at gull.us</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);m=
argin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex">

<div>On Thu, February 19, 2009 12:42 pm, Eric Mesa wrote:<br>
&gt; Sorry if this is a repeat, I didn&#39;t see it in my previous scans th=
rough<br>
&gt; the<br>
&gt; mailing list, but, as my wife can testify, I can easily miss things.<b=
r>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hulu has asked Boxee to stop showing Hulu through their interface see:=
<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://blog.boxee.tv/2009/02/18/the-hulu-situation/" target=
=3D"_blank">http://blog.boxee.tv/2009/02/18/the-hulu-situation/</a><br>
&gt; and<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://blog.hulu.com/2009/2/18/doing-hard-things" target=3D=
"_blank">http://blog.hulu.com/2009/2/18/doing-hard-things</a><br>
<br>
</div>That&#39;s too bad. &nbsp;It makes me unlikely to use both Boxee and =
Hulu, since<br>
the main attraction for me was being able to watch Hulu content without<br>
the awkwardness of trying to use a web browser on a television.<br>
<br>
I find it odd that content providers are fighting convergence. &nbsp;I supp=
ose<br>
they want to protect their own narrow channels, but it doesn&#39;t seem lik=
e a<br>
good idea if the goal is to reach more eyeballs.</blockquote></div><div><br=
>Even worse, it probably isn&#39;t Hulu themselves making the decision.&nbs=
p; Probably also why we don&#39;t have a Hulu branded STB<br><br>Kevin</div=
>
</div>
</blockquote></div><br><div><br></div><div>From a business standpoint, Hulu=
 is a good thing for the networks to do because it is very good, has a huge=
 amount of content, and therefore keeps anyone else from doing it. &nbsp;Ev=
er wonder why Netflix offers free download of movies? &nbsp;Keeps anyone el=
se from starting a business that could put them out of business. &nbsp;Very=
 smart&nbsp;strategies. &nbsp; Netflix offers enough content to keep online=
 competitors away and yet not enough to kill their own business. &nbsp;That=
 said, Hulu&#39;s strategy is clearly not to compete with TV.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Allen</div><div><br></div>

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