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Marco is using a complete straw man here He takes a optional add on service (Amazon Prime) which a company offers value to its "its most dedicated customers".
by brwnll 13y ago
Marco is using a complete straw man here
He takes a optional add on service (Amazon Prime) which a company offers value to its "its most dedicated customers". Then he compares it to other companies require of you to use their service.
You are in no way required to have Amazon Prime to use Amazon. If it doesn't make sense to you, then cancel it. Amazon is still happy to have you as a customer without it.
It feels like people are complaining they bought a car, asked for the sunroof option, and now are loudly complaining that cars shouldn't have sunroofs.
- robotresearcher 13y agoThey bought a car, chose the sunroof option, got the sunroof plus a bluetooth module they don't use. Every time they use the sunroof, they have to click through a popup advertising the bluetooth. The cost of the bluetooth may or may not have been included in the sunroof price, it's not clear.
- philwelch 13y agoIronically, some cars I've been looking into lately only offer the sunroof bundled with some touchscreen navigation system I don't really want.
- midnitewarrior 13y agoYeah, Marco is just being a whiner here. Amazon Prime is a great service, and Amazon Instant Video as an included bonus to Prime is a great deal. I don't know what his problem with Amazon is, but he's way off base in my opinion.
- npsimons 13y agoI don't know what his problem with Amazon is, but he's way off base in my opinion. His problem with Amazon is that they aren't Apple. In all fairness, he does call out Apple (a little bit), but I do think that the issues with Amazon or Google are nothing compared to the lock-down you get with Apple (or used to with Microsoft).