[balls187]

> Not sure how they, and not Amazon

Pure speculation, but Microsoft and Apple have long standing working relationship, in a way that Amazon just doesn't have.

[conradev]

Amazon and Apple do have a long and storied relationship, featuring both collusion and competition:

1. https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21348108/apple-amazon-pri...

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Apple_Inc.

3. https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/9/18079340/amazon-apple-iph...

[balls187]

I suppose "long" is relative.

The verge article is from 2018, the Apple v Publishers is 2013.

Apple and Microsoft have been collaborating/competing since the 70's.