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Amazon Beats Apple And Google To Cloud-Based Music Storage/Streaming

36 points by sahillavingia 16y ago

matthewslotkin 16y ago
Apple beats Amazon to a useful media distribution store by a decade.
- Qz 16y ago
  You're missing the whole point.
  - matthewslotkin 16y ago
    Maybe. But so are all the headlines about Amazon. Yes, Amazon beat Apple and Google to the punch on the media locker, but the extent to which that is relevant is questionable. Apple sells 70% of the digital music in America compared to Amazon's 12%. http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2010/05/amazon-elbows-its-way-back-into-number-two-music-sales-slot.ars http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2010/05/amazon-elbows-its-... It's good to see Amazon getting in there and releasing forward-looking products, but it is also important to realize that they still have a ton of catching up to do. If Blockbuster released an online video locker product I don't think it would dramatically affect Netflix. Point simply: Kudos to Amazon for getting their first. Not sure it's going to make much of a difference seeing as Apple's media locker is coming out in the next few months (as is Google's apparently). Customers are sticky to their music stores.
bad_user 16y ago
Well, it remains to be seen if it is successful, as being the first to market doesn't translate in being the most successful one or that the market is worth pursuing. That said, I love it how Amazon gets shit done. I wouldn't be surprised to see them launch a credible Facebook alternative either, were integration with Amazon reviews would be their killer feature.
scotu 16y ago
fortunately my wallet's content will not be impacted by this news. Being in Italy helps you spend less money, Yay! :(
- asclepiades 16y ago
  Ditto for Brazil... In my case, most apps are not for sale in AppStore, for example (not even Angry Birds).
acconrad 16y ago
Didn't Apple technically win by acquiring (then subsequently closing down) lala ?
- bcrawford 16y ago
  Closing down? I'd say significantly rebranding. We'll see, most likely, the week of June 6th.
ja27 16y ago
Isn't that kind of like winning a race to give money to a panhandler? Especially if the two people you think you're racing aren't even trying? We've had dozens (I assume - I've only tried 2 or 3 myself) of startups in this space.

36 points by sahillavingia 16y ago

matthewslotkin 16y ago

Apple beats Amazon to a useful media distribution store by a decade.

Qz 16y ago
You're missing the whole point.
- matthewslotkin 16y ago
  Maybe. But so are all the headlines about Amazon. Yes, Amazon beat Apple and Google to the punch on the media locker, but the extent to which that is relevant is questionable. Apple sells 70% of the digital music in America compared to Amazon's 12%. http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2010/05/amazon-elbows-its-way-back-into-number-two-music-sales-slot.ars http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2010/05/amazon-elbows-its-... It's good to see Amazon getting in there and releasing forward-looking products, but it is also important to realize that they still have a ton of catching up to do. If Blockbuster released an online video locker product I don't think it would dramatically affect Netflix. Point simply: Kudos to Amazon for getting their first. Not sure it's going to make much of a difference seeing as Apple's media locker is coming out in the next few months (as is Google's apparently). Customers are sticky to their music stores.

bad_user 16y ago

Well, it remains to be seen if it is successful, as being the first to market doesn't translate in being the most successful one or that the market is worth pursuing. That said, I love it how Amazon gets shit done. I wouldn't be surprised to see them launch a credible Facebook alternative either, were integration with Amazon reviews would be their killer feature.

scotu 16y ago

fortunately my wallet's content will not be impacted by this news. Being in Italy helps you spend less money, Yay! :(

asclepiades 16y ago
Ditto for Brazil... In my case, most apps are not for sale in AppStore, for example (not even Angry Birds).

acconrad 16y ago

Didn't Apple technically win by acquiring (then subsequently closing down) lala ?

bcrawford 16y ago
Closing down? I'd say significantly rebranding. We'll see, most likely, the week of June 6th.

ja27 16y ago

Isn't that kind of like winning a race to give money to a panhandler? Especially if the two people you think you're racing aren't even trying? We've had dozens (I assume - I've only tried 2 or 3 myself) of startups in this space.