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I saw a separate article that had this limited to Cast devices (also like beaner points out, it was light on details). Is that true? If so, does the fact that
by dmoy 10y ago
I saw a separate article that had this limited to Cast devices (also like beaner points out, it was light on details). Is that true? If so, does the fact that amazon refuses to sell Chromecast have anything to do with this? (And other Cast-related restrictions from Amazon)
Disclaimer: work for Google, but so very far away from any of this stuff
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- ocdtrekkie 10y agoIt's impossible for us to know why Google decided to do this. But both issues could both be considered antitrust issues. Amazon's staggering market share in shopping puts them at risk by them not selling a competitor's products in another market segment. And Google's attempts to strongarm manufacturers into blocking out a competitor is obviously problematic. The argument could be made (and I think Amazon technically claimed it) that Amazon blocked Chromecast from their store for incompatibility with their products, because Google won't allow forks of Android to have Google apps on them. Which is also anticompetitive. So, if we want to suggest both companies are petty as all get out, it's plausible Google was anticompetitive, Amazon was anticompetitive in response, and then Google was anticompetitive again in reaction to that. What's next? Maybe Amazon will remove Chromebooks?
- kuschku 10y ago> What's next? Maybe Amazon will remove Chromebooks? And as a result, Google will refuse to list amazon in search, their DNS servers won’t resolve it, and Chrome will refuse to open it, and their malware filters will mark it as fraudulent page.
- rdtsc 10y agoHeh. "Which Internet would you like to connect to today? Facebook, Google or Amazon?" It is funny but sad. I think we'll look back at the golden age of open Internet with fondness and nostalgia at some point