Android is catching up in popularity though, and is finally catching up in essential applications like Netflix.  A free Netflix app has launched on the Android Marketplace - a welcome addition to the platform. On the down side, there are only a few phones that can actually use it at the moment.  These are HTC's Incredible, Nexus One, Evo 4G, G2, and Samsung's Nexus S.  Netflix is working on more, but thanks to the lack of a hardware standard, things aren't easy.

"We anticipate that many of these technical challenges will be resolved in the coming months," writes Roma De on the Netflix Blog.  "and that we will be able to provide a Netflix application that will work on a large majority of Android phones."

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John Nemesh  - Netflix works on more than just 5 phones!   |2011-05-18 09:22:08 I am under the impression that the limited numbers of phones supported is more political than technical. I have been able to use Netflix on my "rooted" Epic 4G (a Sprint variant of the Galaxy S line of phones), as well as my "rooted" NookColor. Both platforms DO need to be running the "Gingerbread" version of Android (2.3.3 or higher) and you do need to spoof the ID of the device to show that its a Nexus S or other supported phone. I am assuming that there will be a limited period of exclusivity for these phones, and then you will see the floodgates open to support any device running Gingerbread. 0   0

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