Google Ends Free 3-Month Netflix Promo for Chromecast Orders

It was a good deal that didn't last very long

Google reportedly ended its three-month Netflix subscription promotion for Chromecast buyers on Thursday, just one day after the new media streaming product was announced.

New orders for the $35 Chromecast devices were initially bundled with a free three-month Netflix subscription — a deal lauded for "subsidizing" the value of the product. But within hours of Wednesday's Chromecast public launch, the device sold out (or was backlogged for shipment) from the Google Play store

Google confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Thursday that the Netflix promotion is now over "due to overwhelming demand." Read more...