It has been rumored for some time, but apparently it is no longer a rumor. Amazon.Com is now offering unlimited video streaming to all existing (paid) Amazon Prime customers. I was already a customer for the discounted shipping (mostly for Christmas buying) so this is a NICE perk for me. It is likely to keep me a Prime Customer for the next billing cycle, anyway.
I am sure this intended to compete with NetFlix, but I doubt I'll be dropping one to keep the other. I guess we'll see.
UPDATE 7:00 PM: Experiments have proven that only the MAIN Amazon Prime account. Guest accounts are not eligible without upgrade.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Amazon Prime = Netflix-Style Streaming
Posted by Nomad at 8:23 AM
Labels: amazon, amazon.com, NetFlix, prime, streaming, videosharing
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2 comments:
Does it work well with Roku? Why would you keep Netflix with free Amazon?
Wedge, 3 words:
1. Selection
2. Selection
3. Selection
Amazon has a number of early releases that NetFlix lacks, but NetFlix has a MUCH larger library of titles.
Now, you ask, why keep Amazon if I have NetFlix? Because I had Amazon Prime BEFORE NetFlix, for the el cheapo shipping that pays for itself around Christmas.
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