Mac Users Want to "Watch Now"

When Netflix announced their new "Watch Now" feature a while back I got very excited - it seemed like a great way to test out a movie before I committed two hours to it and also it would provide a quick movie fix when I got a sudden urge to see something.Then I learned that it would only work on PCs.....I have a Mac and started to resent Netflix. But recently it was announced that Netflix may have a solution for Mac users and a way for us to participate in their instant viewing feature. Apparently the problem has been that Macs don't have native digital rights management, which stops users from ripping streaming movies.

To date, the only widely used DRM format for the Mac has been Apple's own FairPlay system, which has not been licensed to any third parties. This has so far limited the Netflix service to Windows alone, where the company uses the protected form of Microsoft's Windows Media to prevent users from ripping permanent copies of streamed videos. An OS-independent copy protection system named Marlin is expected to debut with the beta of Pioneer's SyncTV service but has not been announced for use outside of other major projects. [Electronista]

I really hope this gets figured out soon! If you do too, you should and contact Netflix yourself. Cinema for everyone!