Consumer the loser in Google and Amazon row

The more walls that go up, the more hoops people have to jump through

From January 1, users of Amazon’s Fire TV service won’t be able to stream YouTube. Photo: Getty

This corner has long berated Virgin Media and Eir’s refusal to cooperate over the provision of the latter’s sports pack but the telcos pale in comparison to Google and Amazon when it comes to raw childishness between giant corporations.

From January 1, users of Amazon’s Fire TV service won’t be able to stream YouTube. This is just the latest step in an escalating battle between the two tech giants. Amazon doesn’t stock Google ...