Jul 25, 2013, 2:48pm PDT

Google ends Netflix promotion due to crazy demand

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Tony Avelar

Sorry if you wanted free Netflix with your Google ChromeCast. The company killed off the special deal because of high demand.

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Preeti Upadhyaya

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When Google announced Chromecast, its $35 USB video streaming device, yesterday, I rushed to order one. The purchase was a no-brainer for me, especially because Google was offering three free months of Netflix with the Chromecast.
But now it looks like the company no longer needs to sweeten the deal on Chromecast.
Today, the Mountain View company told the Los Angeles Times that it has ended the Netflix promotion "due to overwhelming demand for Chromecast devices since launch."
According to the LA Times, Amazon and BestBuy.com were both sold out of Chromecasts this morning, and the wait time for shipping through Google Play online is between three and four weeks.
Hopefully I placed my order early enough that I'm bypassing this unreasonable wait time. Stay tuned for my upcoming review of Chromecast - when I finally get it in the mail.
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