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FWIW Amazon Prime has been brutal about VPNs over the last few years, at least the ones I've tried. I'm still a Prime customer but even some Prime Originals ca
by biztos 7y ago
FWIW Amazon Prime has been brutal about VPNs over the last few years, at least the ones I've tried. I'm still a Prime customer but even some Prime Originals can't be viewed in Europe and I haven't had much success with the standard (paid) VPN experience.
Apple, on the other hand, is happy to sell me anything from the US store and let me download or stream it anywhere in the EU when I'm there.
I imagine people affected by this make up a negligible part of the market, but I find it a compelling differentiator. Not that I'd give up Prime... in addition to the whole "ship to nowheresville" thing, Patriot[0] bought them this cinephile's loyalty for at least a few years.
[0]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4687882/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4687882/
- tinus_hn 7y agoAmazon Prime, like Netflix, streams a lot of licensed content. Part of the license is about territory which forces these companies into policing VPNs.
- biztos 7y agoYes, but is it not odd that this applies to some original content, and that Apple apparently views things differently?
- tinus_hn 7y agoIt is considered a privilege for Apple to distribute your app, while Netflix pays to distribute your media. It would surprise me if the block didn’t happen with the complete service, original or not.