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The actual requirement is a video player that implements HTTP live streaming. Not sure why they don't just put the URL for that on the page. When the stream goes live I'm sure someone will post the URL here though.

VLC supports HTTP live streaming.

I don't own or use anything that is allowed to view this, but I would still like to. I really wish Apple would change their attitude toward non-Apple users.

It's not about allowed device. It's about supported technology. Apple went all-in on HTTP live streaming, everything they make supports it, and everything they stream uses it. VLC supports it. I think silverlight does too, if you want to whip up your own player in a dead technology.

Yes, well it turns out that Apple lied, and you can in fact watch the stream on non-Apple hardware.

seriously??? get over yourself.

Yes, 100% seriously. They said that you can't watch the stream on non-Apple hardware, and it turns out that is completely untrue. Why is it in any way controversial for me to point this out?

Not sure if this will work, but you can try changing the User Agent to Safari in the Chrome Inspector preferences.

Quicktime does livestreaming on windows