Last week we saw cloud computing put the hurt on desktop e-mail, when 70 percent of our readers chose Gmail over Microsoft Outlook. This week, we're taking a look at two popular players in the online video space who have already exhibited their share of heated rivalry in the past.
Boxee is set to up their game with the D-Link-built Boxee Box, which will bring a low-cost dedicated hardware option to the popular social media center software. Meanwhile, premium content video portal Hulu is set to pass one billion monthly streams, exhibiting an impressive growth rate over the past year.
The two have had a rocky relationship in the past. Whereas once Boxee had a Hulu channel incorporated within its powerful media aggregation functionality, Hulu pulled the plug on it as well as several workarounds that emerged to try and plug the gap. Hulu's stance appeared to suggest that they didn't want people watching their TV content... on their TVs.
As we head into 2010, where are people going to be going to get their online video fix? Of these two powerhouses, which do you think would ultimately win in a fight? Let us know before Friday at noon PST in the poll below!