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Old 12-15-2017, 03:20 PM   #61
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I haven't seen any Android tablet at the prices I buy Amazon Kindles (like the $49.99 sale on the Kindle 8 yesterday) that I would trust that I could get support for or send back to.
If you're talking about the $50.00 tablets, I prefer B&N's Nook tablet to the Fire one.

If you're going for higher prices, I can't say. I just wouldn't buy a Fire tablet, but that's me. Lots of people love them. I don't. No biggie.
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And it looks like Amazon is learning: Amazon backs down in Google streaming spat

The BBC also does a nice little summary right at the beginning of the story:
Is that article accurate? Is it UK news only?

Doing a search for Chromecast on Amazon US and UK, I get no hits for the Chromecast devices. It also says this has been going on for 2 years, and I recall searching for Chromecast devices a month ago and getting hits?
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Is that article accurate? Is it UK news only?

Doing a search for Chromecast on Amazon US and UK, I get no hits for the Chromecast devices. It also says this has been going on for 2 years, and I recall searching for Chromecast devices a month ago and getting hits?
I just tried a search on Amazon US. The first item in the search results was an Amazon Fire stick, but when I scrolled down they did actually have Chromecasts listed.
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I just tried a search on Amazon US. The first item in the search results was an Amazon Fire stick, but when I scrolled down they did actually have Chromecasts listed.
Apparently Amazon and Google have buried the hatchet. I don't know how that effects YouTube on Fires, but Chromecasts (and Apple TVs) are definitely coming back to Amazon.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/14/ch...ack-on-amazon/

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https://gadgets.ndtv.com/tv/news/ama...-block-1788090
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I just tried a search on Amazon US. The first item in the search results was an Amazon Fire stick, but when I scrolled down they did actually have Chromecasts listed.
Looks like they are working things out. Don't be surprised if the Chromecasts don't appear until after Christmas.
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I just tried a search on Amazon US. The first item in the search results was an Amazon Fire stick, but when I scrolled down they did actually have Chromecasts listed.
I just did a search, and still nothing; some alternatives (knockoffs, cable, ...), but no Google Chromecasts.
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And I just tried youtube on my my FireTV, and it says: "Starting 1/1/18, the YouTube app will not be available on this device. ..."
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Silk Browser is available for Fire TV now. So if nothing else, one will be able to use that for YouTube.
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Amazon seems to be pushing updates to Amazon Prime Video on App Store daily, whose sole purpose seems to be to make sure people know there is an tvOS app available. I think it is something like five days in a row now.
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