Apple Products Will Become Available On Amazon
Source:Slate Magazine
From:Taiwan Trade Center Chicago
Update Time:2019/01/22
In November 2018, Amazon and Apple created a deal which allowed for a wide selection of Apple products to be available on Amazon. The deal makes Apple available to Amazon customers in the US, UK, Spain, India, and other companies around the world. In the past the companies have viewed themselves as rivals for dominance in the tech arena. Although Apple products would appear on Amazon, this was exclusively through third party resellers, not approved by Apple and whose merchandise offered inconsistent quality and price. After January 4, these unofficial resellers will not be able to sell Apple products on Amazon unless they apply to Apple for authorization. With the new deal Amazon Customers are able to provide new Apple products directly from the manufacturer or from resellers who are authorized by Apple. Refurbished Apple products available on Amazon will now be available for purchase through Amazon’s Renewed program. However, there are still some limits on what Apple products will be available through Amazon. Apple products that are seen as direct competition for Amazon’s products, such as the HomePod a direct competitor to Amazon’s Echo, will not be available on Amazon. This is not unprecedented, in 2015 Apple TV was pulled from Amazon’s catalogue when Apple blocked the release of the Prime Video app for Apple TV. The companies reached a compromise in 2017. This new agreement appears to be the next step in warming relations between the two tech giants.
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