> This should be alarming to anyone with a stake in content "protection". Look how many hoops I had to jump through just to legally watch Netflix as a paying customer!
This tells me I should just stay on macOS or Windows rather than go on a Safari hunt for getting Netflix working on a ARM Linux machine.
The browser compatability is still a bit of a mess on those OSes. The only way to get the full resolution on MacOS is to use some specific combinations of Safari and MacOS versions. If youre using OSX or using Chrome/FF you're limited to 720p
*Streaming in 4K requires an HDCP 2.2 compliant connection to a 4K capable display, Intel's 7th generation Core CPU, and the latest Windows updates. Check with the manufacturer of your system to verify specifications.
The support will get better over time. 10 years ago I couldn't watch any streaming services on Linux with Firefox or Chrome. There was a brief period where streaming services were still using flash so you could sideload the flash player onto Firefox but that didn't last long. Now I run Pop!_OS 22.04 with an Nvidia GPU and I can play almost all my DRM content including Windows games on Steam. While I still experience awful bugs that I wouldn't have otherwise experienced on Windows or macOS I can finally daily Linux desktop.
This tells me I should just stay on macOS or Windows rather than go on a Safari hunt for getting Netflix working on a ARM Linux machine.