Thursday, July 26, 2012

Apple-Amazon War Heats Up




From the WSJ: The long-simmering war between Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. is starting to boil over.

The two technology giants are going head to head in an increasing number of areas as they move to consolidate their positions as control points to consumers' digital lives. And their battle stands out from other tech rivalries because of the combatants' similar playbooks—from the tight control they exert over software to their secretive corporate cultures to the breadth of their customer data.

The latest escalation came earlier this month, when it became clear that Seattle-based Amazon is testing its own smartphone, which would be a ...

Read all about it at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443295404577547070376968192.html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews

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