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Amazon.com Includes Linux Users in New Movie Streaming Service

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“Linux users have long searched for a way to legally watch
premium movies on their computers with little luck. Netflix,
Cinemanow, (and the now bankrupt Blockbuster) strictly forbid
anything other than Windows or Mac systems. Even local video
rentals or delivery services require the use of software that isn’t
legal in the US. Well, Amazon.com has come to the rescue by
allowing the streaming of recent premium movies to Linux
machines.

“The Amazon Instant Video store doesn’t have quite the selection
of Netflix just yet…”


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