Re:The case for ending Amazon’s dominance
by antonvs on Sunday February 18, 2018 @02:54PM
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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
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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
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> 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
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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.
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Please don't take threads on flamebait tangents. Nothing good can come of it.
https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/2/9439281/amazon-ban-apple-...
https://www.wired.com/2015/10/amazon-apple-tv-chromecast/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/amazon-ban-apple-tv...
And their more recent reversal: https://mashable.com/2017/12/14/amazon-to-sell-google-chrome...