No Instant Movies for the Mac-Netflix User

I can't see these Netflix instant movies on my Mac

If the Home Entertainment-Digital-Revolution is going to happen, in my opnion, it has to a) work well, b) be easy to use, and c) be convenient.  I am oftentimes a holdout on adopting new technologies for one of the reasons just mentioned.

Now, I like my Netflix, I must admit.  They have managed to come up with the right subscription levels for a wide range of movie-watchers, of which I am one.  I have the 2nd from the bottom (i.e., not-quite-the-cheapest) Netflix subscription level, which qualifies me to be able to stream movies for free from the ones available on Netflix.  Or so I thought...

Sitting at my computer late one afternoon, I thought, what the hey why not?  Let's stream a movie online.  So I went to Netflix, clicked on "Browse Instant" to see what was available.  Alas, I got a message immediately telling me that:

"Your operating system is not compatible with this feature. Try again from a computer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista." Following the "Learn More" link, I did indeed get an earful on why this was so.  According to Netflix, the issue is Digital Rights Management (DRM), and the fact that Apple "does not license their DRM solution to third parties" (read Netflix)...so it may take a while if (and when) I can watch streaming movies (for Free, mind you) on my Mac.

This is a darn shame, because Netflix has a wonderful library - and I'd like to tap into it on my LARGE SCREEN monitor on my Mac. Videos and movies look great on it.

So, my venture into Home Entertainment at the Office came to a screeching halt. Not convenient (at all) to borrow somebody else's Windows computer...So, I await the next chapter to come in the great Home Entertainment-Digital-Revolution (or whatever it is).