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Re:Apple Targets Launch of Apple TV+ in November for $9.99 by mrweasel on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @03:41AM (#20744644)
That may be because Amazon Prime doesn't make sense in some countries. Example: Free two day delivery doesn't make sense if you can expect free/cheap next-day delivery from local webshops.

Other Amazon Prime benefits requires that Amazon have a local presence in your country or area, so it makes sense that it's limited to countries where Amazon at least have distribution centers.

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Re:Apple Targets Launch of Apple TV+ in November for $9.99 by CamelCaseName on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @05:20AM (#20745038)
Just to add to your comment, Amazon Prime also doesn't make sense in countries with a fairly poor Amazon presence / high shipping costs. E.g. Canada.
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Re:Apple Targets Launch of Apple TV+ in November for $9.99 by stanmancan on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @12:15PM (#20748659)
I'm in Canada (lower mainland) and have Prime. The free same/next day shipping makes it worth it for us. We don't order a ton, but probably 15-20 times per year is enough to justify it.
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Re:Apple Targets Launch of Apple TV+ in November for $9.99 by dewey on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @03:49AM (#20744685)
It also makes sense because primevideo.com looks like it was built from scratch and isn’t integrated in the “normal” Amazon.tld that’s not available in a lot of countries. It was very buggy in the beginning and incrementally got improved, they probably couldn’t move that fast if it was integrated into the main site too.
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