Netflix - Why We Choose HTML5 for User Experiences on Devices

Except that Netflix's iPad app is so slow and clunky it's almost unusable.

Wait, so why can't I run Netflix on Ubuntu, then? If they're using HTML5, then shouldn't they have solved the problems with DRM preventing support for Linux?

It makes it easier to embrace HTML5 when you have complete control over the browser used.

The balance between native and web-browser controls is interesting. The author indicates a preference for native, but chose web so they can change things more quickly:<p><i>This capacity for testing is so critical to how we innovate, we’re willing to forego having a native UI experience to accommodate it.</i>

They ported WebKit to the PS3? Goodness gracious. That's a hack and a half right there.