Just says to get the free app. And if you try it via Request Desktop Site, it’ll ask you to download Silverlight.dmg for Mac OS, which of course doesn’t work. (they can't go any higher) that I was able delete their existing Netflix app, re-download the Netflix app from the App Store, run them, login and play something successfully. Download Netflix for Mac. To watch the best Netflix movies and watch TV online on your Mac, you need to install Silverlight on your Mac. Download it here!
Hi, crazy world...
Netflix and Silverlight
Netflix uses Silverlight to create an interface for its videos, and it uses Silverlight to stream the video content itself. This means that if you want to watch movies online with your computer, you must have Silverlight installed. The download for Silverlight doesn't cost you anything, and you can find it at the Microsoft site in 'Resources.' If you use a gaming console to stream Netflix movies, you don't need to install anything beyond the Netflix application itself.
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And Silverlight is close to dead no less...
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Jul 20, 2012 10:06 PM
Netflix is finally moving away from Microsoft's Silverlight for video streaming on the Mac, at least for OS X Yosemite users. The company said it is instead relying on a feature called Media Source Extensions which will give subscribers 1080p quality video without taxing your Mac's CPU or battery.
OS X Yosemite lets Netflix ditch Microsoft's Silverlight
Currently, Netflix streaming on the Mac requires Silverlight, which is a multimedia playback and streaming extension from Microsoft. It's proprietary, much like Adobe's Flash, and requires users to install extra software on their Mac. In OS X Yosemite, however, no extra software is needed because all the pieces are already in place to support HTML5 video.
'We've been working closely with Apple to implement the Premium Video Extensions in Safari, which allow playback of premium video content in the browser without the use of plugins,' Netflix said in a statement.
Apple introduced OS X Yosemite earlier this week at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference keynote presentation. The new version of the Mac operating system will be available this fall with a flatter looking interface, tighter integration with iOS for document sharing, more powerful Spotlight searching, document markup support in Mail, the ability to start an email message on your Mac, iPhone or iPad, and finish it on another device, and more.
OS X Yosemite won't officially ship until this fall, but a public beta is coming soon. Netflix said its Silverlight-free streaming will be available to anyone using Safari in the beta release.