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Is that mystery device that jumped requests in October the PS3? That's when the disc-free update was released that used the new HTML5 interface. It fits.

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It was probably the Canadian launch (late September).

I would venture it's a combination of disc-free PS3/Wii and the (Sept.) release of the iPhone app.

The apple tv was also released in October, that could also attribute to the growth.

That too (the atv increased my Netflix consumption 3-fold).

The influx of Netflix apps and devices just before the Holiday season seems to have been a very smart strategy.

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