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Anyone want to place bets on when Amazon pulls the iOS app? Seems the only possible retaliation at the moment. This is absurdly anti-competitive.
by mrcharles 16y ago
Anyone want to place bets on when Amazon pulls the iOS app? Seems the only possible retaliation at the moment.
This is absurdly anti-competitive.
- ghshephard 16y agoActually, I'd argue it's absurdly competitive. How would you maximize the value of your 160 million IOS Device platform? Don't get me wrong - this pisses me off, as approximately 50-75% of my usage of the iPad is reading content like the WSJ, NYT, and, especially, my Kindle Books. For the very first time, today, I'm actually considering purchasing an Android Tablet for my 2011 Tablet Upgrade - a thought that would have never, ever, entered my mind prior to this behavior of Apples. With that said - I understand what they are trying to do - but, I think they are being short sighted. This action is going to diminish the value of the platform, and start driving people like me over to Android, where we're pretty certain we'll find a more friendly home. Oh well - I've loved my iPad for the last year like no other purchase - I've bought a little over $1500 worth of content (TV Shows, Apps, Books) according to my iTunes Bill, and, I expect I'll be able to read and download books with my existing Kindle App for the forseeable future - but, I'm guessing new versions of the iPad will have an IOS that is incompatible with the existing Kindle App in some way, and I'll eventually have to migrate off platform. Here's hoping Apple comes to their senses and manages to walk this idiotic decision back.