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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Will Netflix destroy the Internet?

Netflix offers free streaming of some films for subscribers.  Each month it offers more films that can be viewed instantly.  TVs are now being sold Internet-ready and even Netflix-ready to make such streaming effortless.  But streaming films requires a huge chunk of bandwidth and as more people take advantage of this service, we may be in big trouble.  Click on this story from Slate (11-1-10) to read about the potential problems we may face.

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