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Reed's point is, I assume, that Amazon is paying/will pay approximately $1B to license content for prime streaming, not ppv content. Is the availability of pri

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  >Reed's point is, I assume, that Amazon is paying/will pay approximately $1B to license content for prime streaming, not ppv content. That's the thing... I don't see how Hastings would have any way to separate the two considering Amazon content can be both. For example, anyone can rent RAN for $2 or buy it for $10 while Prime subscribers can stream it free. Of course, you can also buy a half a dozen physical formats from Amazon as well. Netflix is a completely different service. Therefore, I wonder how relevant Reed's "They outbid us and we bid X" assessment of Amazon's costs could be. Obviously, he's far from certain with the half a billion dollar spread present in his estimate and all. >Is the availability of prime streaming a factor in you choosing Amazon PPV vs, say, Apple? I imagine it's a combination of several things... 1) I've been a Prime subscriber for 6 years and Amazon has never let me down in terms of service at any level. 2) I've had a few Apple devices over the years, but never bought into the ecosystem at all. 3) It's only recently (3 or 4 years) that I've really bought into digital goods at all. I have a bunch of music on Amazon MP3 and they started pushing the video service right around the time I outfitted my house with a bunch of Rokus. 1: http://www.amazon.com/Ran/dp/B0037EAJAC http://www.amazon.com/Ran/dp/B0037EAJAC