Apple v. Amazon Media
Monday, March 12, 2012 16:17
I want to start out and profess myself to be an Apple fan. In my household we use 2 macs, 4 iPod Touchs, 2 Shuffles, 3 iPhones and my iPad. I use an Airport Extreme for my router and 2 Airport Expresses to extend speakers throughout the house. So you might call me a bit of a fan.
All this being said, I began to investigate downloading MP3 music and streaming movies from Amazon. Their cost is generally lower than iTunes and when it comes to movies, Amazon’s prices are considerally lower than Xfinity on-demand and Apple. My Roku box “adjusts” SD streaming to HD on my 60 HDTV, so I’m satisfied in saving a buck for each rental. The ONLY problem I have with Amazon is that they won’t release a viewing app for the iDevices like Netflix’s. I struggle with that every time and even go as far as tying the Roku box to my Slingbox in order to use the Slingmedia viewer on my iPad.
The bottom line is that although I love Apple systems and devices, as far as media distribution I prefer Amazon. I even recenlty priced a new Macbook Air and will order it for about $100 cheaper on Amazon than in the Apple store. (and with Free shipping same as Apple, only 2 day shipping from Amazon instead of 3-5 from Apple). I also like the instant gratification!
By the way, I am long on both Apple and Amazon stocks. They are myt sweetheart stocks.