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Feb
04

Amazon Buys Audible, Opportunity lost for Apple

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Amazon.com has managed to secure audible.com to bolster it’s existing digital content. The deal is going to be about $300 million. One would wonder why Apple did not buy audible. After all, audible ebooks were hits on iTunes, and Apple folks have talked about their ability to provide content for their users through iTunes. Audible.com would have definitely fit the bill.

Dec
01

What’s Up With Amazon and iPod Touch?

For the biggest retail store in the world to not have the coolest product around the globe is a shame. But it seems the old or new at&t is not willing to give up iPhone profits that easily. But surprisingly iPod touch is also not getting much love from Amazon. Amazon does have iPod touch 16 GB available which is great if you have Amazon Prime service. You can the Pod in a day and you pay no tax unlike Apple store. But the 8 GB version does not make it to Amazon’s inventory. Now I am no retail expert, but wouldn’t allowing Amazon to sell iPods and iPhones help grow the business for both at&t and Apple? What’s going on here!