Hulu, Boxee, AAPL TV, and Fred Wilson

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My recent letter to Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu is the result of a number of culminating events. If you don't know, Boxee is a software application used to view a variety of media content on local devices, networks, and the Internet. Initially available for Mac, it now has both Linux and Windows versions. Boxee changed the rules of the game, however, when they released a version for AAPL TV, a small device with a hard drive which could display media and content on an HD TV.

The NY Times, of course, has an excellent article explaining Boxee.

A supplement, if you will, to the local cable provider box. Couple of posts you need to read for context:

• Hulu's CEO Jason Kilar's letter describing decision to block Boxee from accessing Hulu
• Boxee CEO Avner Ronen's response
• VC Fred Wilson's letter reasoning why Hulu should embrace Boxee, as well as why his VC firm invested in Boxee
• Marc Hedlund at O'Reilly on Hulu and the Superbowl ad
  

I suppose I could come up with some creative slurs about big media which might provide some immediate gratification, but that wouldn't contribute towards getting Hulu and other content providers to embrace and support Boxee.

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