News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices. Parent comment

Re:Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Dev... by nullrouted on Thursday October 01, 2015 @06:46PM (#10315337)
But you need to go deeper. Amazon hasn't built apps that support those devices because those devices manufacturers want a cut of their profits off of subscriptions or rentals because those device manufacturers (Google / Apple) want people to use their own services instead.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Dev... by xienze on Thursday October 01, 2015 @07:06PM (#10315443)
That's only for in-app subscription purchases. You didn't think Apple was getting a 30% cut off Prime video subscriptions just because there's an iPad app, right? Or Netflix for that matter.

This is a problem entirely of Amazon's making. And I don't understand it. No one makes money on the devices, they make money on the subscriptions. It's in their best interests to be on as many devices as possible.

[ Parent | on HN ]