Google And Amazon's Childish Little Fight Is Spilling Into Your Home

[steve2470]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2017/12/31/google-and-amazons-childish-little-fight-is-spilling-into-your-home/#4a78fed06fc8

?width=960

When, as kids, we used to get into fights our parents would sometimes suggest that we should have our heads knocked together. Not so much as a threat, but as a way of saying "you guys are both idiots, stop it". In case you haven't guessed, I'm here to suggest that Google and Amazon need their heads banging together, for the sake of their customers.

Google has now removed YouTube access from Amazon's devices, a move it took earlier than planned. Amazon has, once again, delisted Google's products from its store, offering its own and cheap imports as alternatives if you search for, say, Google Chromecast.

The ongoing spat between the two gigantic corporate babies is said to revolve around Amazon's refusal to stock Google's video streaming products like Chromecast, instead hoping to drive more sales to its own Fire TV sticks. Also removed from Amazon's listings, as I write this, are Google's "Home" products, which compete with Amazon's Echo range.


Although, of course, it's only possible to guess that this is the major problem. It's quite possible that the two firms have other differences that aren't widely known to the public. Google told The Verge that this is about Amazon not selling its products, and blocking Chromecast users from using Amazon Video - which in fairness is annoying.