Apple should copy chromecast and release a smaller device that's similar to the chomecast. It's very efficient. Why do we need a remote when we have a smartphone with us 24/7 that's full of apps we can stream to the TV? It's much better. Having another remote around and another set of apps to update and organize is overkill. Google got the idea right with the chomecast. Apple should copy and improve the idea.
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Amazon to Cease Selling Apple TV, Google Chromecast Over 'Prime Video' Incompatibility
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Yup. For the first time since I got my Prime membership, I'm considering cancelling it. I'll be buying an Apple TV, and that leaves no room for my Roku 3. I was holding on to the hope that they would put out their own app, but it doesn't look good.
Well, they're not going to give their competitor an out of box place, but they aren't going to stop them from submitting an app like any other developer. It's just kind of good business. Yeah it's a slight jab but they aren't prohibiting anyone.
Do you really think Walmart doesn't choose what they sell? It IS a good example because Apple dropped someone that became a competitor. Stop defending Apple just because they are Apple.
Do any of the streaming services you mention make you pay for some content after you're already a streaming subscriber? No. Amazon Video does.
It's probably not so much about Prime subscriptions, but about the fact that Amazon also sells and rents individual movies and TV shows just like iTunes does. They are the #2 behind iTunes in the video electronic sell-through market. Note that other players in this market (like Vudu and Flixster) are also not on the Apple TV.
The main page thread was mostly 'good, bose sucks anyway' comments... or shall we dispense with the bull and call them what they were, "excuses" for it. I saw nothing that could be remotely classified as uproar here. It was much more the opposite. Same with fitbit...
There are still plenty of songs not available through Apple Music that you have to purchase if you want them.
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Walmart sells a lot more in their online store. Why? Because shelf space is limited and valuable. Exact same thing Apple has done with Bose. Replace Bose with Apple's branch, what company wouldn't, and move Bose to their online store.
Stop it, they did not take Bose out of the stores for shelf space, they did it because of beats. Jesus h christ.
After my tv broke, for a while, I connected my laptop to my large monitor and used my phone as a remote. I hated having to turn on my phone to every time I wanted to push a button.
I hear ya. Actually, there is an agnostic device: Roku. Unfortunately, its UI looks like hot garbage. But on the plus side, it offers a ton of apps and has had universal search across some of the most popular apps for awhile now. It's still missing HBO Now but that's coming soon. When it arrives, it will be the only set-top platform to offer Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, Crackle, CBS All Access, Sling TV, Google Play plus UltraViolet-affiliated services like Vudu and CinemaNow.
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My SMART TV (which many people have nowadays) has Amazon video. I don't prefer to use it, but it's there so I have no issue buying an TV without Amazon's video streaming app. Most of the set top boxes people buy have some form of apps on them. My PS4 and my Blu-Ray also have Amazon video. I hardly think most people are going to have an issue being able to use Amazon's streaming service if they buy an TV.
I think the real "winner" here is Roku. True they don't support iTunes - but pretty much everything else.
I know I'm really late to this comment party, but why doesn't Amazon just make an app for the new Apple TV? They've already got the codebase for iOS. They just need to adapt the interface. I was actually kind of looking forward to them doing that as they have a pretty extensive selection of children's content.
I would strongly wager apple is not doing any blocking here. Amazon does not support chromecast or other android based tv devices for instant video either. This is amazons choice alone.
I'm sure they do. However, they continue to sell products which compete with their own brands (Sam's Choice, Great Value, Equate, Mainstays, etc.). This is to be expected because they are a megamart, not a boutique like Apple.
That's not what I said. I said Walmart doesn't remove products that directly compete with their own brands, because it's in their best interest to have people shop at their store no matter what they're buying (which is the case of Amazon as well).
Also, Bose has always been a competitor to Apple. Apple sells their own sound products, EarPods, those Earbuds they have, HiFi, etc. So they didn't drop Bose just because of that, and they sell Bose now.
I'm also not really defending Apple. I'm not sure where you got that from. I'm stating that this is an odd move on Amazon's part. The excuse of customer confusion is a ******** one, and that this isn't going to win anyone over. People will just buy Apple Tvs and Chromecasts from their respective manufacturers, and have less incentive to subscribe to Amazon Prime. To me, it's a stupid decision on Amazon's part.
I don't think they want to, same reason they wont support chromecast or android tv boxes.