Amazon has rolled out their much-anticipated streaming movie/TV platform today, taking direct aim at rival Netflix.
The service is free to any Amazon Prime member, a service which costs $79 per year (or free for students) and gets you free two-day shipping or highly discounted one-day shipping.
As of launch, the service has 5000 TV shows and movies, and can be streamed through the ... [ read the full article ]
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It's going to be tough for Amazon, as Netflix already has such a strong hold on the market. Not to mention the number of devices that have Netflix on them. For Amazon to even stand a chance they will have to offer HD video and 5.1 sound. Without that it will surely fail.
Big freaking deal, I have all three consoles and LED HDTV with WiFi, still I can't use the Amazon video app. So what's the point? Yeah yeah I can use a laptop, but I don't want to.
