Hi All, Well, I've been reading the news again, and I thought some might be interested in knowing this. Janet
Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones and iPads The products will be sold directly from Apple and Apple-authorized retailers By Chaim Gartenberg @cgartenberg Nov 9, 2018, 11:37am EST Amazon has made a deal with Apple that will see the Cupertino tech company sell its products - including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches - directly on Amazon, according to a report from CNET. Amazon has sold Apple products before, but those have been from third-party sellers, which means that the prices are often variable (and wildly different from the "official" Apple prices) and that sourcing isn't as reputable. Apple products will start rolling out on Amazon sites in the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and India over the next few weeks, including both Apple's devices and those sold under the Apple-owned Beats brand. The deal doesn't include every Apple product, though. For example, Apple's Echo-competing HomePod is notably not going to be sold on Amazon. In a statement released to The Verge, an Amazon spokesperson commented, "Amazon is constantly working to enhance the customer experience, and one of the ways we do this is by increasing selection of the products we know customers want. We look forward to expanding our assortment of Apple and Beats products globally." As part of the deal, only Apple or Apple-authorized resellers will now be allowed to sell Apple and Beats devices through Amazon's site. Any companies that are currently selling Apple products on Amazon will see their listings taken down starting on January 4th, and they'll need to apply to Apple to become official resellers before they'll be allowed to sell them again on Amazon. Update November 9th, 11:44AM: Added Amazon statement given to The Verge. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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