So there is a lot of buzz going on today around the web to the news that Netflix has announced that it will begin unlimited movie streaming of its 6000 title catalogue. According to Duncan Riley over at Techcrunch:
The move is said to be in response to the expected announcement by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the Macworld Expo Tuesday that iTunes will offer movie rentals from most major studios. The expected price of the iTunes rented movies is $3.99 each, putting Netflix is a competitive position for high value regular movie watchers.
Am I the only one who thinks this is a non issue here? Netflix streams to a browser, meaning you have to be on your computer to watch the movie. Apple has the AppleTV to rent movies from, if the rumors are true. The AppleTV allows me to watch the content on my television. Hopefully the content will be available in HD making it an even better experience.
In any case, watch in your browser or on your TV, which one would you choose ? I’ll take the TV.
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I am a netflix user and love it. I don’t know that I would ever pay $3.99 a movie. If you watch more than 5 movies a month then your best bet is still netfix. The only advantage to iTunes is on demand movie watching. I’ll stick with netflix until apple comes out with a monthly plan, then i’ll buy apple tv.