#netflix

During the last year Netflix managed to outgrow BitTorrent in terms of the amount of US Internet traffic it generates. A promising finding for Hollywood as it shows that there’s an overwhelming interest for the legal movie streaming service. At TorrentFreak we wondered what might happen if all US BitTorrent users made the switch to Netflix, and the results of this exploration are quite intriguing.

"Just as Microsoft is rolling out open availability of Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) movie streaming through Xbox 360 consoles this morning, Sony is pulling out as one of the few major studios to back Netflix's digital push.Sony has played along, offering up even some of its more recent hits like Superbad, Across the Universe, and Spider-Man 2 through the ambitious Netflix broadband-pitched offering. Well, now it's pulling out, but only on the Xbox. It will still stream online through Netflix's other partners."

Nerdy, but I could actually see this being kinda fun, wearing a headset on the couch MST3K'ing with some friends locally and cross-country. "Instead of only communicating, Microsoft is going one step further. They have partnered with Netflix to incorporate their streaming movie service into Xbox Live. This will allow one person in the party to select and start streaming a movie, which all people in the party room can watch, while communicating with each other in real time. Basically, it's a virtual, multi-person movie theatre."

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"Netflix was pretty much the last place I was Web 2.0 style share cropping, creating value without a way to get it out. The Netflix API has been rumored for a long time, but with today’s release they really did an excellent job."

"Netflix subscribers, if you've got an Xbox 360 and a Windows Vista PC, you don't have to shell out $99 for Roku's Netflix Player box to get your Watch Instantly library on your TV screen—you already have everything you need."

"First of all, the box is 99 bucks, ... Any Netflix disc mailing plan over $9 gets you unlimited streaming of almost 10,000 titles."

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"Here’s a little tool to randomly re-order your Netflix queue."

"today we’re without cable again, but not because we can’t afford it."