[mikecane]

Now that's an interesting clause that I'm sure some lawyers would like to beat up on. IANAL, though.

EDIT: I should have done more than exclaim. I can understand where this clause is coming from. Amazon does not want business partners giving other stores exclusives (even though they just did that with some Android games). This is their Level Playing Field Clause. A similar thing happens with eBooks and pricing. If Amazon finds your book for less on another store, they will price match it or even price it for less. They can't, of course, pull a clause like the above with eBook publishers because Kindle is not a universal file format. I'd say you'd have to terminate the agreement to get out of it. IANAL, again.

[benjamind]

I agree with your conclusion, and understand the reasoning behind the clause. I just don't understand how it makes good sense for them to force me into a situation where I must choose between having an app in an inappropriate marketplace garnering negative reviews or having no apps on said marketplace at all.

[mikecane]

What if suddenly your app gains traction somewhere else? Then people search for it like mad at Amazon's store and don't find it. Amazon gets blamed, not you. [TYPO EDIT]