Amazon last week said it planned to stop selling streaming devices from rivals Apple and Google. A pillar of its Prime ecosystem, Prime Video, was incompatible with Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast, the company suggested. It made the decision to “avoid customer confusion,” according to a company statement. Other devices with streaming capabilities, such as Roku set-top boxes, and PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, would continue to be available on Amazon, the company said.
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Amazon Banishes Apple and Google Streamers
Posted by: Quinten Plummer October 5, 2015 12:25 PMAmazon last week said it planned to stop selling streaming devices from rivals Apple and Google. A pillar of its Prime ecosystem, Prime Video, was incompatible with Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast, the company suggested. It made the decision to “avoid customer confusion,” according to a company statement. Other devices with streaming capabilities, such as Roku set-top boxes, and PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, would continue to be available on Amazon, the company said.