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Amazon rumored to be prepping a subscription video service

• aresant 16y ago
  No doubt this is true. Amazon has been quietly building a decent movie rental streaming service. It's player app is now built into major brand devices (Sony, Samsung, Tivo, Roku, etc) and expanding fast. Instead of aquiring NFLX per rumors they're positioned to make a real go at it themselves by subsidizing rather than dropping the $5 - 6B for Netflix. Bottom line it's going to be an epic Apple, Amazon, Netflix battle. Although if neither Amazon or Apple picks up Netflix seems like a pretty spot-on aquisiton for Google to boost their new Google TV .
• naner 16y ago
  They already have a video on demand service. It is an abysmal failure so hopefully they are replacing it. A "video subscription service" sounds more like Netflix. Here's the old VOD service: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_lnav_dyn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3757 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_l...
  • mikeryan 16y ago
    What makes you think it's a failure? I know tons of people that use it with Roku boxes and IP connected TVs for catching up on old seasons of shows. Most people have combined it with Netflix to get a pretty ro bust movie service it makes a ton of sense for them to try to grab some of the Netflix share.
    • naner 16y ago
      Well much like you I relied on empirical information. I don't know anybody who uses it or who is likely to even knows that it exists.