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Three reasons. 1) Apple has more active credit cards than Amazon. 2) If someone were to purchase a book on an iOS device it is more likely they have an active credit card on their account than an Amazon account with an active credit card. 3) One payment system is easier for customers to understand and trust. Steve's wording here may have indicated better technology in his mind, but I doubt that is true, given amazons…
Amazon is huge. Do you have anything backing your first claim? I wouldn't feel comfortable claiming either side has more cards without a source.
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>Actually, you're wrong, sometimes the iOS apps have features that Android doesn't have yet... I didn't say they didn't, nor did I even imply it. Understand that this doesn't change the fact that Google witheld app features from other OEMs and kept enhanced versions for its own partners for competitive reasons. Just because Apple did it too doesn't mean Google didn't (as I already pointed out). >Android is not vendor…
What you're basically saying is that Google used open source to create a protective ecosystem that prevents other vendors from taking over with their own moats. Chrome serves the same function. It ensures Google is not blocked by browser default search engine changing, it prevents other people's walls. But would you claim Chrome is "vendor lock in"? Android is primarily a defense mechanism. If Apple and Microsoft tog…
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#53.epub in a Dropbox folder forever. Screw all these guys.
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Well, you don't need to reenter your payment details if you want to buy an Amazon book or a Google book. They also already have them
Yes, if Apple required you to enter payment details for Amazon and Google, and remember your Amazon/Google accounts to use an iOS device, then it would be the same. But since they don't it isn't. Have you ever thought that Android in app purchases are lower because they allow developers to use Paypal to buy stuff, and don't require a credit card to use the device?
Wait, why Apple has to allow enter payment details?
The app (Kindle, GMail, etc) have your account so it has your payment details
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Amazon is huge. Do you have anything backing your first claim? I wouldn't feel comfortable claiming either side has more cards without a source.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/apples-stash-of-cre...
That article say how may cc have Apple, it doesn't say that it has more than Amazon because it says nothing about Amazon