No Amazon Prime on Android is an annoyance (arguable loss of revenue with no video rental capabilities...even if it requires a mobile browser to purchase before you could view in the app).
No Amazon Instant on the Chromecast is a true loss of revenue. That is what I am saying makes no sense. People rent/buy digital movies all the time. Amazon is deliberately choosing to ignore the high market of Google products.
That is why I said the main one losing out on money is Amazon and they are annoying their Android user base. I doubt Google has lost anything. As a matter-of-fact they have probably gained revenue/users to their Google Play Movies due to lack of Amazon.
Seems like nobody really had digital distribution of movies down yet. It's a mess and I still won't buy digital movies from anyone and Bluray feels obsolete... So I'll maybe rent a movie on occasion.
I won't buy movies from iTunes because that's too much of a closed garden. No thanks.
I won't buy movies from Amazon because I can't play them on my tablets, phone, and they do not support HD playback on PCs (Amazon seems more paranoid than most).
I won't buy movies from Google because they are no presence in my living room. Google TV was an epic flop and seems to be dead now. Chromecast is great for it's price, but isn't a stand alone box. But at least I believe they support HD playback on PCs.
It's a mess, nobody looks good.
I see nothing Apple will do to get me to buy from them, so I won't bother with suggestions.
Amazon needs to launch a player on Google Play and allow for HD playback on the PC. This should be very simple, they already have the Android app (Kindle being Android based and all).
Google needs to figure out Google TV or something. Chromecast is a neat toy, but I think people want a stand alone box. And this really isn't complicated. But Google seems to trying to make it complicated. What the hell was with that $350 Nexus Q? We didn't need a $350 Nexus Q, we needed a $100 Nexus TV. Do it Google. Do it quick, because Amazon and Apple are upping the ante and I'm guessing Roku isn't just doing nothing either.