According to Buzzfeed it's happening, just no date. Soon maybeIts about time. Now when will they start selling the Apple TV on Amazon.
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Apple to Announce Amazon Prime Video for Apple TV at WWDC
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Referencing Best Buy as a argument makes no sense.... they are hardly even relevant.
Just because people are buying 4k TV's doesn't mean there is content for them. It is data intensive to stream which blows out peoples data caps.... The amount of content you can access in 4k is minimal... and frankly its not like the quality is going from SD to HD was... we are getting to the point where the human eye can hardly register the difference.
Do people REALLY need to see the contours, peaks, and valleys.... of the PIMPLES you can already see clearly in 1080? I don't think so.
Eventually it will be be more "normal" but that time is not today.
Now if I can get Vudu I can ditch the Roku's completely.
I don't think they'll spend more than 5 seconds on it. The Prime Video logo will appear amidst all of the other supported platforms but the applause for prime will be the loudest since it's long overdue. That's it unless they have some kind of partnership with Amazon in the works.
Not to mention the dearth of actual 4K content. Even the Super Bowl wasn't available anywhere in 4K. It nice to demand the release of a 4K Apple TV and all, but there needs to be a lot more actual content first.
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and then there was that time Steve Jobs was resistant to put itunes on windows
and then there was that time Steve Jobs was resistant to put itunes on windows
It's fairly certain that the reason the app wasn't made before isn't about the app itself or getting it approved by Apple. It's got everything to do with not allowing Amazon to rent or sell movies, or prime memberships through the app without giving a cut to Apple. Maybe they have come to agreeable terms on this. That would be newsworthy because it may apply to others as well. (Vudu etc.)
Bigger news seems to be that Apple TV will be discussed at WWDC in some serious way. At last year's WWDC keynote, AppleTV was somewhat of an afterthought, with a pretty lame demo of tvOS2 and that's it.
Maybe new hardware? Maybe more substantial update to tvOS? Maybe more substantial changes to app store rules?
Maybe new hardware? Maybe more substantial update to tvOS? Maybe more substantial changes to app store rules?
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and then there was that time Steve Jobs was resistant to put itunes on windows
Not one of his defining moments. Apple got same ploy that sucked Amazon in by trying to limit distribution too much and hampering the reach.
Exactly and most of those people bought them simply because it is a shiny object. Probably are not even viewing 4k content.
Since most TV isn't finished in 4k to this day, the only thing to really bolster 4k content are movies. So you're right that there is no 4k content currently (aside from streaming 4k original content form Netflix and Amazon) but if Apple finally got their entire catalog remastered in 4k, it would open the floodgates overnight.
And I think you're underestimating HDR that will accompany 4k. It demos well and is actually easier for consumers to swallow than straight 4k.
Exactly.
It reminds me of the Streisand Effect.
Bringing attention to it actually makes it worse!
I'm assuming this will not be coming to only recently dead 3rd gen apple TV. Even with this update I'm not sure that I'll see the need to jump to the 4th gen.
I completely agree, Amazon has an iPhone and iPad Prime Video app, so essentially agreeing to similar app store guidelines as the ATV, the ball was in the Amazon's court all along.
And Amazon also added an Amazon shopping app to ATV and still held back from releasing a Prime Video app, that is idiotic from where I stand.
I just use the iPhone app then Airplay to the Apple TV. A dedicated app just makes this process easier.
Plus, its already worth it you buy allot of stuff off Amazon. The video is just icing on the cake for me.
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If you go by this crowd around here, anything negative is always the other guys fault... so Amazon was totally in the wrong on this one. They clearly just did not want all the revenue they could make by selling this service to upwards of millions of
TV owners... because, you know, Amazon doesn't aggressively chase dollars. With this, they'd rather just do without... to make some kind of point or as more popularly spun, to sell their own hardware.Of course, we ignore rumors of Amazon wanting the same discounted deal off Apple's cut (equivalent to the concession that Netflix got) rather than just give so much to Apple right off the top. Why? Because that would imply Apple plays a part in this not happening, and again, it's always got to be the non-Apple entity's fault no matter what.
My suspicions- which are just my own wild speculation- Apple finally decided to cut Amazon a more favorable deal (meaning not demand as much off of the top) and it hit some threshold to motivate Amazon to finally go for it.
If true, the same approach to win:win deals where the non-Apple entities can see enough profit (or non-loss) to go for it too is probably similarly key to the long-rumored Apple subscription service coming to market. I find it hilarious that smaller, much-less-capitalized players can orchestrate streaming service deals while "more-money-than-God" Apple can't get one done. Of course, I know, I know... also not Apple's fault in any way. All the other players just don't want all the revenue that would be made by selling their content through an Apple-branded subscription service to potentially millions of
TV owners... because these players so often tagged as "greedy" in countless threads would rather forgo cash revenue than make the same kind of deal they've made with many other middleman (streaming distribution) players.------------------------------------
What I find most interesting about this rumor is the potential for an
TV (or perhaps just tvOS) segment. I doubt such a segment would cover just this solitary announcement. So I wonder what else will be rolled out for TV?
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I've been a Prime Member for years and I have tablets and such all over my house, including two kindles. But I have no idea what is on Amazon Prime Video. But I suspect it will become a go to App for me once it is on Apple TV.
And by the way, Playstation Vue on Apple TV works much better for me than Sling.com. I don't know how they make the channel switching that fast, but somehow they've done it. I have very fast internet wifi at my house (sometimes around 320 m) so your results may vary.
And by the way, Playstation Vue on Apple TV works much better for me than Sling.com. I don't know how they make the channel switching that fast, but somehow they've done it. I have very fast internet wifi at my house (sometimes around 320 m) so your results may vary.
I feel like the 'deal' was Amazon going 'Oh, man, we're leaving a lot of money on the table' and Apple saying 'Feel free to provide an app'. This was all Amazon's doings.
I guess they had to see for themselves that depriving their customers of choice in an effort to sell their own lame devices didn't quite work out.
With as much as I buy from Amazon, prime is totally worth it to me, even without the app. This will be icing on the cake for me.
However, Walmart is stepping up it's game with free shipping and no prime membership.
For sure that will happen, but the only thing I'm worried about is how long I'll have to wait for it. Hopefully not too long now it's out of 'hobby' territory.