Google has been forced to backtrack on offering 3 months free Netflix with its new $35 Chromecast web TV dongle, after huge demand meant the deal would prove too expensive. Just 24 hours after going on sale, Google announced that it would pull the free Netflix deal due to “Overwhelming demand”. Google has written to […]
Google has been forced to backtrack on offering 3 months free Netflix with its new $35 Chromecast web TV dongle, after huge demand meant the deal would prove too expensive.
Just 24 hours after going on sale, Google announced that it would pull the free Netflix deal due to “Overwhelming demand”.
Google has written to the LA Times to make a statement about the Chromecast and Netflix offer:
“Due to overwhelming demand for Chromecast devices since launch, the 3-month Netflix promotion (which was available in limited quantities) is no longer available.”
Google issued a ‘clarification’ to the paper explaining “users who purchased Chromecast before the promotion ran out will still be able to redeem their Netflix promotion code for three free months of the video streaming service.”
Google won’t disclose how many Chromecast dongles it had initially available for the post-launch sales.
The online-only Google Play store indicates a wait time of up to a month, at the time of writing, but there may be some hope; Best Buy has in-store stock availability scheduled for 28th July, according to Variety.
Read the LA Times report here
