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Originally Posted by Pardoz
Or not.
Do you have anything resembling evidence for that, or are you just stating opinion as fact?
For myself, much as I'd like to believe they'll open the platform to competitors, I don't think they will. Consider:
Amazon sells videos for watching on portable devices.
Apple sells videos for watching on portable devices.
Apple competes with Amazon by refusing to allow Amazon to sell their videos to users of Apple's devices.
Amazon sells mp3 files for listening to on portable devices.
Apple sells mp3 files for listening to on portable devices.
Apple competes with Amazon by refusing to allow Amazon to sell their mp3s to users of Apple's devices.
Amazon sells e-books for reading on portable devices.
Apple sells e-books for reading on portable devices.
Apple competes with Amazon by....
...nobody knows yet. But filling in the blanks with "refusing to allow Amazon to sell their e-books to users of Apple's devices" doesn't seem like a completely unreasonable guess. |
Um most of your complaint is about Amazon using DRM as well and that not allowing you portability. I am sorry but Amazon videos are DRMed just as much as Apple so you cannot get it on the device. That is not the issue we are discussing anyways. I merely was pointing out that Apple whether or not he actually got the first DRM free music was the cause the led to the effect.
As for my reasoning for why is because Apple has been opening up the platform more then restricting it remember it used to be you could not make a app for giving directions or using VOIP now those are allowed. Do you really think Apple would be able to drop the slew of eReading apps? I don't think so it would cause to much bad publicity.