Once-mocked Netflix rents 1 billionth DVD - The Boston Globe

My Netflix subscription has already added the streaming feature -- seems to work well, from a quick trial. 

But Blockbuster's challenge hasn't derailed Netflix, which is now shipping an average of 1.5 million DVDs each weekday. At that pace, it will take Netflix about 2.5 years to mail out its next 1 billion discs.

But it probably won't take that long, given how fast Netflix has been growing. Management believes the service will add another 1.7 million to 2.1 million more subscribers this year, leaving it with more than 8 million customers heading into 2008.

Source: Once-mocked Netflix rents 1 billionth DVD - The Boston Globe