The Chromecast is One Step Closer to The Internet Killing Television

My family decided that for this years Christmas we would only buy everyone a present for fewer than 50 dollars because of how large our family is.  That way we could all spend under a few hundred dollars which is in everyone’s budget, especially the ones still in college or just recently graduated.  This made the Google Chromecast a perfect present at $35, which is an unbelievable value for anyone that watches Netflix or other internet based media.
Over a year ago I wrote a blog post about how the internet would one day rule television. I feel that now that we are in 2014 that is now truer than ever.  In fact, according to Rapid News about a fifth of Netflix users have cancelled their television subscription. Cord cutting will continue to happen more frequently now that the Chromecast is out.
Every single Chromecast was sold in the Bestbuy store on the shelves, and the managers had to go in the back to find extra inventory for me and my roommate to get ours for our Christmas presents.  The chromecast is just one small step towards the internet dominating television, but it is a milestone worth noting.  With the chromecast now anyone can easily connect their Netflix account or use their computer, tablet, or smartphone on the television with HD quality by simply plugging in a simple tiny device


Digital trends rated the Chromecast as the number one product of 2013.  It has also been ranked the number one seller on Amazon in the electronics section for several weeks as shown here:

This is just a microcosm of how much the average person just wants to use the internet on their television.  As the internet continues to grow exponentially with more web savvy developers building more and more useful platforms and websites it will only become more entertaining and convenient to use than television.
When will it really feel like the internet is eating television?  That is hard to say, and will most likely take another decade or more to play out.  However, the launch of the Chromecast in 2013 and major improvements to Netflix and Hulu Plus make the start of 2014 seem like a strong year for the internet to start making a dent into televisions prominence as the major media of the United States and the world.