YouTube rolls out rental service  YouTube has quietly rolled out
a rentals service that offers both movies and tv shows.  Costing
between $.99 and $3.99 for 48 hours, the fee is paid with Google
Checkout. By entering the 'pay for rental' market, Google is now
in competitions with Netflix, Apple (iTunes) and Microsoft (Xbox
Marketplace rentals).  According to, it is expected that YouTube
will make this announcement sometime today. This seems logical
as why would YouTube open a store but not announce it
publically. You can currently access the store at  With Hulu
rumored to be entering the 'pay for market' too, it only makes
sense to see YouTube follow a similar business model.  As users
become more comfortable paying for digital only content, it's
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