Netflix bigger than any cable company

If you're wondering why various cable companies have been trying to force Netflix to pay them for bandwidth, wonder no longer. The DVD rental and streaming video service is now larger than any individual cable company in the USA, with 7% of all American households subscribing.

Did I mention I have some free trial codes for anyone who wants them? ;-)

Amazon Prime = Netflix-Style Streaming

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.