Dish Gains in Reports of Talks with Amazon

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Got to be honest, I always thought it would be Google who would buy out DISH, but Amazon also makes sense as well.

Interesting times we live in.

Dish gains on report of talks with Amazon

Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) has a boost this morning following a CTFN report that the company has engaged in talks with Amazon.com (AMZN -0.4%), for unclear...

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I would hope it is about adding Amazon Prime App to their Hopper.

 

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nelson61 said:

I would hope it is about adding Amazon Prime App to their Hopper.

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I would hope it is more than that. There have been lots of clues in the uplink reports about Prime Video coming to the Hoppers. When will we see it? Who knows.

 

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Since YouTube and other apps work better on my TV native, or on Roku, I see little value in having a slow running Amazon Prime on my Hoppers.

Wait. Do I hear the thundering hooves of four approaching horses?

 

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There is absolutely a WAF of having Prime on the Hopper platform.

 

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It would mean my wife could access our Prime.

 

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joewhite57 said:

It would mean my wife could access our Prime.

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Exactly, see above (WAF = Wife Acceptance Factor).

 

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lakebum431 said:

Exactly, see above (WAF = Wife Acceptance Factor).

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Thanks for the clarification. TOB has a hard time with acronyms.

 

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joewhite57 said:

Thanks for the clarification. TOB has a hard time with acronyms.

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I don’t stock would rise a penny because of an app. Most likely Dish is going to buy Amazon.

But seriously, Dish’s 5G is probably of great interest to Amazon.

 

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Yespage said:

But seriously, Dish’s 5G is probably of great interest to Amazon.

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joewhite57 said:

This old brain.

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I thought of a different word for B.