Dying to watch America's favorite serial killer in the palm of your hand? Unless you have a "Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Droid II, Motorola Droid X, or Motorola Atrix,” you'll have to wait.
Hulu Plus is currently only available on the aforementioned devices as of June. The company plans to expand the service "gradually." Why? Well, Gartner mobile analyst had this to say:
Generally it’s some kind of porting cost or fee that manufacturers want to get that they’re holding out for,”… This may involve an update to the phone’s firmware in order to run the application. “But [companies] usually won’t disclose this.”
The reason Netflix gave, which involves testing, seems much more logical:
In the absence of standardization, we have to test each individual handset and launch only on those that can support playback.” So ostensibly, the holdup is legitimate, due to the major task of pushing out an app that can run on the 300-plus different Android devices currently available.
Whatever the case is, the rest of us will have to continue watching Community in laps or on our desks.
[Source: Wired]