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Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by kylemh on Saturday February 17, 2018 @03:34PM (#16402555)
Google Products: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3...

Apple Products: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPhone-GSM-Unlocked-32GB/dp/B01...

https://www.neowin.net/news/amazon-extends-olive-branch-towa...

> If you tell Alexa, "buy me a chromecast", it orders you an Amazon fire stick instead.

Need a source on that.

Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by wdr1 on Saturday February 17, 2018 @04:07PM (#16402699)
Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by antonvs on Sunday February 18, 2018 @02:54PM (#16407963)
The claim was, "If you tell Alexa, 'buy me a chromecast", it orders you an Amazon fire stick instead.'"

None of the articles you linked describe that happening. It seems pretty unlikely. Perhaps at one point it suggested a Fire Stick as an alternative, but it doesn't seem to be doing that currently.

Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by austenallred on Saturday February 17, 2018 @04:21PM (#16402775)
you could just as easily make the argument against Apple and Google in these instances for not allowing Prime Video on their platforms.

Refusing to sell competitors’ products isn’t a very good case for antitrust when you can still buy them in hundreds of other places a click away.

Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by bduerst on Saturday February 17, 2018 @06:22PM (#16403397)
> Apple and Google in these instances for not allowing Prime Video on their platforms.

They're allowed. Amazon is choosing not to support it...

Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by asaph on Saturday February 17, 2018 @05:10PM (#16403032)
It seems Amazon and Apple have settled their differences.

Prime Video is now available on AppleTV.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/6/16741136/download-amazon-...

And AppleTV is available for purchase on Amazon.com.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B075NFX24M

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Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by dang on Sunday February 18, 2018 @01:07AM (#16404722)
Please don't take threads on flamebait tangents. Nothing good can come of it.
Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by drewmol on Monday February 19, 2018 @11:08AM (#16413656)
Sorry. I see how making that argument is likely to provoke poor discussion, will refrain in the future.
Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by Limb on Saturday February 17, 2018 @03:42PM (#16402578)
None of the "Chomecast" products are Google products, in fact the very first product says this in the description: "Special note: this isn't a Chromecast"

The iPhone while purchasable on Amazon, is not actually sold or shipped by Amazon.

Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by CharlesW on Saturday February 17, 2018 @03:42PM (#16402581)
I just tried it: "I couldn't find anything for Chromecast. What else would you like?"
Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by bduerst on Saturday February 17, 2018 @03:53PM (#16402625)
The Apple iPhone isn't a competing product.

Apple TV: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3...

Those also aren't chromecasts showing in those search results that you linked to...

Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by Buge on Sunday February 18, 2018 @01:13AM (#16404739)
That "Google products" link doesn't show a single Google product.
Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance by alsetmusic on Saturday February 17, 2018 @04:00PM (#16402664)
AppleTV was the device in question. It’s available now.