A recent study by research firm IHS Markit states that Amazon and Netflix spent a combined total of $7.5 billion on programming in 2015. $4.9 billion of that was by Netflix, while $2.6 billion was by Amazon.
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Amazon debuts its stand-alone music streaming service
Amazon has debuted its own streaming music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, to compete with Spotify and Apple Music. But will the features and pricing be enough of a draw for customers?
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Walmart buys Jet.com for $3 billion
In online commerce news, big box store giant Walmart is planning to buy the online retail startup Jet.com for $3 billion. Jet.com started last year as a would-be competitor to online giant Amazon. It featured a pricing model based on how much stuff one buys, as well as free two-day shipping.
Below is an infographic showing how much revenue various major US retailers brought in in 2015.
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The six most valuable public companies in 2006 versus 2016
Much has changed in both technology and in the business world since 2006. A decade ago, the smartphone boom hadn’t started, Apple started its MacBook series of laptops (replacing the previous iBook and Powerbook lines), and social media was just taking off.
On the business side, the most valuable public companies in 2006 were mostly energy companies or banking. However, the next 10 years would see big changes for both sectors.
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A look at Amazon, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play for digital videos
Update (11/25/18): I’ve written an updated post about digital movie stores. Back in 2014, I wrote about the various digital[…]
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Spotify now has 30 million paying subscribers
As I wrote about recently, Spotify is the most popular streaming service. However, it’s also got the most paying customers[…]
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Amazon dropped, but will restore, encryption on Fire tablets
This week, Amazon made a surprising announcement about its line of Kindle Fire tablets: starting with Fire OS version 5,[…]
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Amazon to raise the free shipping minimum amount to $49
Back in 2013, the minimum purchase amount for Amazon free shipping was raised from $25 worth of items to $35.[…]
Read more Cord cutting and cord shaving tips
As part of my recent reduction in cable TV service, I’ve been reading tips on cord cutting or cord shaving. Of[…]
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Obama’s final State of the Union covered on Amazon, Snapchat
Tuesday night is President Obama’s final State of the Union address, as he leaves office a year from now. This[…]
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