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Old 07-25-2014, 08:45 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by mgmueller View Post
Pure speculation:
It's a well known fact, that Amazon still is operating on slim margins.
Market share being the goal, not short-term profits.
And they don't own the content, their margin in this segment will be slim as well.
And I can imagine, Google and the likes want to see their share. If some movie is streamed over their OS, they probably want to participate.
Why can't you purchase Kindle books in the app, but will be directed to the website?
When operating on, let's assume, 6% Gross margin, there's not much room to share.
I don't have any specific figures, but this simple theory would explain a lot.
Actually, you CAN purchase Kindle books in the app on Android, but not on IOS.

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