>Amazon doesn't want their tablets to have the Play Store
Sure, but their customers do. It will be a lot less attractive option for some people if Google comes out with its own tablet, since it will have Google and Amazon's apps (setting aside the possibility of price difference)
I also partly agree with what habura said.
I think Amazon does care about the Google Play at bit because the developer fees on the apps go to Amazon rather than Google.
On the other hand it is also more about the services ecosystem that Amazon and Google are offering.
Take the following:
1. Cloud storage - Google Drive vs Amazon Drive
2. Digital content stores(books, movies, etc)
3. Music Subscription. (this came later, but still helps my point)
Amazon might've weighted the above and thought that if it has a monopoly of these services, people would go with Amazon rather than Google's services, since it will be available on more devices.
Note: This is all speculation, and even maybe as another user called it, a 'baseless conspiracy theory' so take it with a grain of salt. Longterm corporate decisions are hard to decode with confidence.
Yes, I get that Google is not really pressed in the tablet space (as it seems to be dead in the water, no new shiny tables for ages), but this interpretation reads too much into Google's tablet strategy. (Which is so far to concentrate on mobiles, and pay lip service to the tablet line by simply allowing Acer et al. to use a/the Google brand.)
> developer fees
??? So far Google Play dev account is free, of course Firebase is expensive as fuck.
It does, but sure puts Google in a good position if it needs to. Even right now even if Google doesnt make tablets, it would rather have other companies which are cooperative (get the Android CTS) get the edge. I assume you've heard of the passive aggressive fight between then.
>Google Play dev account is free
I was talking about the 30% store cut that Google gets for paid apps. Also you need to pay $25 to have a developer account, so that's not free either
Hm, we have a published app, and continue to pay $0 for it. But looking at search results the 25 was already there in 2014, so ... maybe it's just for new accounts?
> strategy
Agreed! The embrace extend and E-something always works wonders, even if you don't do it, you just have to be in the position to be able to do it.
I imagine Amazon wouldn't be opposed to preinstalling the Play Store. But getting permission from Google to do that comes with a long list of requirements. You are either at the mercy of Google's requirements and conditions or you develop replacements for every Google App (which are way more than most users realize). Amazon are basically the only company daring to try the latter path.
Sure, but their customers do. It will be a lot less attractive option for some people if Google comes out with its own tablet, since it will have Google and Amazon's apps (setting aside the possibility of price difference)
I also partly agree with what habura said.
I think Amazon does care about the Google Play at bit because the developer fees on the apps go to Amazon rather than Google.
On the other hand it is also more about the services ecosystem that Amazon and Google are offering.
Take the following:
1. Cloud storage - Google Drive vs Amazon Drive
2. Digital content stores(books, movies, etc)
3. Music Subscription. (this came later, but still helps my point)
Amazon might've weighted the above and thought that if it has a monopoly of these services, people would go with Amazon rather than Google's services, since it will be available on more devices.
Note: This is all speculation, and even maybe as another user called it, a 'baseless conspiracy theory' so take it with a grain of salt. Longterm corporate decisions are hard to decode with confidence.