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Amazon Talking with Netflix And Blockbuster

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the netzon-or-ambuster dept.

Mike from HackingNetflix.com writes "Reuters is reporting that 'Amazon.com has approached online DVD rental service companies, including Blockbuster and Netflix, to explore a partnership rather than launching its own U.S. DVD rental service.'" More from the article: "Despite its online might, shopping giant Amazon faces a potentially expensive battle to crack the competitive U.S. online rental market. The company started its own DVD rental service in Britain in December. Rumors that Amazon would enter the U.S. online DVD rental market sparked a price war late last year between Blockbuster and Netflix, which pioneered online DVD rental and now controls about 75 percent of the market." So there may be a happy ending to this tale for Netflix after all.

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  1. Re:Don't forget about Wal-Mart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Psst the guy was obviously being sarcastic.

  2. Netflix 'Backups' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Netfilx is great and as long as you have a DVD Burner and DVD Decryptor and DVD Shrink you can get a turn around of 6 DVDs a week with the three out plan.

    Get the DVDs on Monday rip them monday night return them Tuesday then Netflix ships on Wednesday or thursday you have them on Friday for the weekend >I also have Saturday postage where I live so I return them Saturday sometimes .

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