The past few days have been crazy between Amazon and YouTube as the two companies are having a feud over YouTube playing on Amazon-branded devices. The video-sharing app has been pulled out of the Echo Show but it was listed back again. Earlier this month, it was pulled off again from the Echo Show and Amazon Fire TV as the two brands have not reached an agreement. This is to the disadvantage of Amazon as the Echo Show isn’t selling really well. A price cut has been given again because we’re assuming, not many people are interested in a mobile device that can’t play YouTube.
As a response, Amazon has added Chromecast and Apple TV to its lineup, perhaps to smite YouTube. If you may remember, these two products were removed from the store in 2015. They are back although official sales haven’t started yet. The launch of Prime Video app for Apple TV has made it easier for the Cupertino giant and Amazon to make a decision.
We’re not losing hope yet as Google has just confirmed Amazon is still thinking of keeping YouTube on Fire TV. The idea comes after a Prime Video app for Apple TV was released, causing Amazon to bring it plus the Chromecast to the online store. Amazon and Google are now believed to be in discussions and hopefully, in agreement, to have YouTube installed. Let’s wait and see when that happens.
Not yet. Amazon still has Google Home and some of the new Nest hardware banned from anyone selling on the Amazon marketplace.
Google should not give in until Amazon stops the anti-competitive sh*t. Amazon buys Twitch and then pulls it from the Roku. Someone needs to push back on Amazon and straighten them out.
I am a big fan of Amazon and customer but this is total BS. Amazon banning others from selling things on their marketplace is a problem. The Echo runs on Google Android. Google allows Amazon properties to be in search. Google allows Amazon to have their app in the Play store.
This is all one sided and Google has all the cards. Heck Amazon is now using Kubernetes and TensorFlow on AWS.
Plus Amazon has hijacked Google product names on the marketplace to sell people their stuff. What if Google hijacked “echo” to sell someone a Google Home?
Amazon is giving the entire tech industry a black eye and they need to stop.