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Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by port6667 »

I didn't understand prime video. I tried to watch a movie when i had prime, following their link for the "free videos!"

Only to find that it was 5 bucks for every stream or something. Ok. Searched out ghostbusters or something older, guess what? $5. Also no way to sort by free for prime, at least not then.

Don't have prime anymore, and these days amazon is around 10-15% more than what you can easily google elsewhere. Miss the shipping priority though, but as soon as you drop prime, expect them to wait 7 days before bothering to package your stuff and ship it out.

Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by Zikes »

gtremper wrote: post #191
spdustin wrote: post #73

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Probably not. Apple Stores are in business to sell Apple products, always have been. Amazon sells everything, always has. So that's one point. Also, we don't know that Apple would not carry FireTV if Amazon solicited for space in Apple's retail store the same as any other 3rd party vendor. I don't necessarily think this is anticompetitive on the part of Amazon, either. I DO think it's a cheap shot, and alienates me a…

Amazon only sold books originally, and they still don't sell "everything"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com#History

> Since June 19, 2000, Amazon's logotype has featured a curved arrow leading from A to Z, representing that the company carries every product from A to Z, with the arrow shaped like a smile.

Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by Obi_Juan_Kenobi »

justinhj wrote: post #71
awakeasleep wrote: post #34

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Just in case anyone is interested in caffeine powder (interesting because it sublimates) do yourself a favor and don't order it. The smallest orders available online are enough to kill an elephant, and you need a $500+ scale to dose it accurately enough to keep a human from overdosing. And while most human overdoses will be uniquely unpleasant but not lethal, there is definitely the potential for a lethal dose if som…

Doesn't seem that crazy to me. One site I looked at sells 300 capsules for $15 and the whole page is littered with clear warnings about overdose. The lethal dose of caffeine seems to be around 5 to 10 grams so you'd have to eat 25 200mg capsules in a short period to get into danger. That doesn't seem any more dangerous than something like tylenol which they do sell.

The danger is with powders, not pills. Dosing powders requires you have a scale that is more accurate than what most people have, and proper technique in weighing it. The best way for most people to get an accurate dosage is to compound the caffeine with some filler and weigh that (cut it, basically).

Honestly, the only reason you should be dealing with powders is if you're making your own 'stack' of nootropics.

Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by teirce »

[deleted] wrote: post #207
mortehu wrote: post #128

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> And with what provisos about selling through those apps Chromecast doesn't have any special connection to Google Play. Anyone can cast whatever they want. Amazon Prime Instant Video can already be cast, but the user experience is so bad that you probably don't want to.

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The chromecast isn't necessarily something that brings revenue on its own -- it just lowers the barrier to entry for Google's other services. If it's easier for you to watch youtube, play Google Music, etc. on your TV, it's more likely you will do so... and be exposed to ads in the process. I'd liken it to Google Fiber.

It probably leverages Android in some fashion also, though good iOS apps have chrome cast support as well.

Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by yohui »

AaronFriel wrote: post #127

Cancel your Amazon Prime, send a signal to Amazon. There are plenty of retailers with expedited shipping options now, and I've long preferred say, Newegg, over Amazon for technology products. I'm canceling my Prime. I don't even own a Chromecast, or any iOS devices, but I'm not going to support a company throwing its weight around in this abusive manner, even if it's entirely legal. (It is not without irony that I wr…

Newegg's staunch opposition to patent trolls is nice, too: http://blog.newegg.com/newegg-vs-patent-trolls-when-we-win-y...

Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by alexandre_m »

SonicSoul wrote: post #214
yid wrote: post #107

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> They are destroying their most valuable component of their brand, for a relatively weak one (Prime Video). This is why it almost seems like Amazon's Google+ moment: one underperforming product area somehow manages to convince leadership to change the company's underlying principles in its advantage to the long-term detriment of overall brand perception. Edit: 32 points in 19 mins for this comment. I really hope som…

Great point. Don't they also earn money from each AppleTV and Chromecast sold through Amazon? Unless they were doing it at a 0 gain seems stupid not to profit from sales of competing products. They must really be banking on the increase in Prime sales making up that difference.

Perhaps they were relying on cross-selling purely on these products.

Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by berdario »

ryanobjc wrote: post #4

This is a unfortunate turn of events. When I worked for Amazon we were a neutral vendor and would sell anything that is legal. There were a number of first amendment right fights as well. But clearly that era has come to a close.

That era is over since 2010 at least.

http://teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-removes-incest-related-ero...

Color me cynical, but I don't have the slightest faith in a corporation's fairness and integrity.

Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by icefox »

vlunkr wrote: post #61
icefox wrote: post #23

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Hmm, guess it is also time for a new neutral vendor to rise up? Anyone interested in funding an startup that will provide warehousing and an online marketplace for physical goods in a neutral manor to ultimately benefit consumers and shareholders? We also promise to try to make the search better than amazons. email is in my profile.

A huge part of Amazon's success is that they don't do all of the warehousing. It's quite easy to become a seller on Amazon and ship stuff from your home. That's how they can have such a massive selection of items for sale. Obviously they also have huge warehouses. Good luck competing with them though :)

Which is really what the discussion is about, besides ebay who else competes in this space?

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Post by dingaling »

LandoCalrissian wrote: post #132

First thing in a while I have been disappointed in from Amazon. Pretty crappy move.

I've been increasingly disappointed over the past year or two.

Having been an Amazon customer since 1997 ( back when they still accepted cheques mailed-in for orders ) within the past couple of years they have fallen to my retailer-of-last-resort position.

Many of the items we used to order are now add-ons that don't even qualify for free delivery if bought in bulk.

Their website is now a constant hard-push for Prime. Products are pushed to secondary positions so that they can shove Prime banners in my face. I have to double-check every checkbox to make sure I'm not signing-up for a 'free' trial of Prime.

If they want to push Prime so hard, just switch to being a Prime-members-only site.

Re: Amazon Will Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices

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Post by Spoom »

[deleted] wrote: post #207
mortehu wrote: post #128

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> And with what provisos about selling through those apps Chromecast doesn't have any special connection to Google Play. Anyone can cast whatever they want. Amazon Prime Instant Video can already be cast, but the user experience is so bad that you probably don't want to.

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Not AFAIK. I use my Chromecast all the time and unless there's something I don't know, Google never gets a cut of anything streamed through it.
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