Andre Yoskowitz
22 Feb 2011 15:58
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 computer or one of 200 Internet-connected media devices, like Roku.
Netflix seemed unmoved by Amazon's service (via Yahoo):
We've have said for a long time that we expect someone to compete with Netflix. When you have a big growing category it attracts competition.