That is a horrible phrasing of a question. Talk about inflammatory!
Anyway, to answer your question, it has nothing to do with desktop linux but rather hardware. Chromebook, most Android devices, Roku etc typically have hardware DRM enabled that allows Netflix to run on the device.
Correct. :) I have no tears to shed for this problem. Netflix in 2010:
"Setting aside the debate around the value of content protection and DRM, they are requirements we must fulfill in order to obtain content from major studios for our subscribers to enjoy."
If Netflix was that important to desktop linux users, the distros would have coaxed a Silverlight implementation from MS or worked on the HAL-Flash schism or done SOMETHING to enable video streaming services to do their legal duty to their content providers. They didn't, no Netflix for you. Hardware DRM assistance is helpful, but clearly not required.
i dont understand how you cannot emulate a hardware DRM module via software. How can the netflix app tell if the machine its running on has a legit DRM module, or an emulated one?
Anyway, to answer your question, it has nothing to do with desktop linux but rather hardware. Chromebook, most Android devices, Roku etc typically have hardware DRM enabled that allows Netflix to run on the device.