Alright, so I wrote a review about Boxee a couple of weeks ago and mentioned that the only reason I was testing it out was for Hulu. Well, Hulu decided to pull the plug and told Boxee they couldn’t offer their content anymore. A lot of users (myself included) saw this as a bad move on Hulu’s part—it really hurt Boxee, especially since I’ve always seen Hulu as the Holy Grail of internet TV.
Today, Boxee released a new version that tries to work around the block by pulling content through RSS feeds. Technically, Hulu could still block it, but I think doing that would be a bad look. I downloaded the new version, and honestly, it’s pretty buggy. It’s crashed on me a few times already, and Hulu still doesn’t seem to work. Other users are reporting the same issue. Boxee says they’ll push an update that lets users know if Hulu is up and running or not, which would help.
Fingers crossed that Hulu changes its mind and lets Boxee stay because when it works, it’s a great setup.