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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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      @Dashrender said:

      As a family, he didn't want to have to purchase the application 5 different times (husband, wife, child1, child2, child 3).

      Does normal Android make you do that? With Amazon Fire, buy once and the whole family gets it.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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        @Dashrender said:

        @scottalanmiller said:

        You don't, and a few rare businesses will be this way. But the thing that makes them "tablets" is that they are single user. Otherwise they are just a keyboardless laptop. The world sees tablets as single user devices. People think of them as "belonging" to someone. It's how the market is. If you want something different you should consider getting a full Windows or Linux laptop with a removable keyboard.

        If that were true (and I'm not saying you are wrong) why would they add multi-user ability after Kit-Kat?

        For people demanding it. Just because something isn't good or normal doesn't mean it wouldn't be a selling point.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller Only if they share the same account.

          I'm talking about 5 different devices.

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          • coliverC
            coliver @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said:

            @Dashrender said:

            As a family, he didn't want to have to purchase the application 5 different times (husband, wife, child1, child2, child 3).

            Does normal Android make you do that? With Amazon Fire, buy once and the whole family gets it.

            Right, Google Play accounts are a 1:1 relationship... I really wish they would change that. 😠

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
              last edited by

              @Dashrender said:

              @scottalanmiller Only if they share the same account.

              I'm talking about 5 different devices.

              I've got five devices (literally, exactly five) and four accounts across them. no issuses.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                @scottalanmiller said:

                @Dashrender said:

                @scottalanmiller said:

                You don't, and a few rare businesses will be this way. But the thing that makes them "tablets" is that they are single user. Otherwise they are just a keyboardless laptop. The world sees tablets as single user devices. People think of them as "belonging" to someone. It's how the market is. If you want something different you should consider getting a full Windows or Linux laptop with a removable keyboard.

                If that were true (and I'm not saying you are wrong) why would they add multi-user ability after Kit-Kat?

                For people demanding it. Just because something isn't good or normal doesn't mean it wouldn't be a selling point.

                This is going to sound snarky, but just because your family can afford an iPad for every member of the household doesn't mean most can. Many families I know only have one, and the whole family shares it. If they had the ability to log into their own profile, they would love that.

                Now, with the new Amazon Fire's being, what $70? - OK we're much closer to everyone having one. But that's on the droid side of the fence, not the Apple one.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @coliver
                  last edited by

                  @coliver said:

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  @Dashrender said:

                  As a family, he didn't want to have to purchase the application 5 different times (husband, wife, child1, child2, child 3).

                  Does normal Android make you do that? With Amazon Fire, buy once and the whole family gets it.

                  Right, Google Play accounts are a 1:1 relationship... I really wish they would change that. 😠

                  Time to move away from Google Play 🙂

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    @Dashrender said:

                    @scottalanmiller Only if they share the same account.

                    I'm talking about 5 different devices.

                    I've got five devices (literally, exactly five) and four accounts across them. no issuses.

                    So how does that work? are the other 4 accounts child accounts of yours? and any application you buy - they have access to?

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                      last edited by

                      @Dashrender said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @Dashrender said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      You don't, and a few rare businesses will be this way. But the thing that makes them "tablets" is that they are single user. Otherwise they are just a keyboardless laptop. The world sees tablets as single user devices. People think of them as "belonging" to someone. It's how the market is. If you want something different you should consider getting a full Windows or Linux laptop with a removable keyboard.

                      If that were true (and I'm not saying you are wrong) why would they add multi-user ability after Kit-Kat?

                      For people demanding it. Just because something isn't good or normal doesn't mean it wouldn't be a selling point.

                      This is going to sound snarky, but just because your family can afford an iPad for every member of the household doesn't mean most can. Many families I know only have one, and the whole family shares it. If they had the ability to log into their own profile, they would love that.

                      Now, with the new Amazon Fire's being, what $70? - OK we're much closer to everyone having one. But that's on the droid side of the fence, not the Apple one.

                      We moved to Amazon Fire because it was more affordable. And they are half the price you are picturing.

                      I don't know any families sharing tablets, not even those much poorer than us and those with many more kids. I'm sure that people do, but I literally know no one doing that. Has nothing to do with what my household does.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        @Dashrender said:

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        @scottalanmiller Only if they share the same account.

                        I'm talking about 5 different devices.

                        I've got five devices (literally, exactly five) and four accounts across them. no issuses.

                        So how does that work? are the other 4 accounts child accounts of yours? and any application you buy - they have access to?

                        Two adults, two kids.

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                        • BRRABillB
                          BRRABill @coliver
                          last edited by

                          @coliver said:

                          Right, Google Play accounts are a 1:1 relationship... I really wish they would change that. 😠

                          Are they? I know they just allowed Google Play Music to have family sharing. I thought I read it was for apps as well.

                          Definitely for music though.

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                          • Minion QueenM
                            Minion Queen @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            You don't, and a few rare businesses will be this way. But the thing that makes them "tablets" is that they are single user. Otherwise they are just a keyboardless laptop. The world sees tablets as single user devices. People think of them as "belonging" to someone. It's how the market is. If you want something different you should consider getting a full Windows or Linux laptop with a removable keyboard.

                            If that were true (and I'm not saying you are wrong) why would they add multi-user ability after Kit-Kat?

                            For people demanding it. Just because something isn't good or normal doesn't mean it wouldn't be a selling point.

                            This is going to sound snarky, but just because your family can afford an iPad for every member of the household doesn't mean most can. Many families I know only have one, and the whole family shares it. If they had the ability to log into their own profile, they would love that.

                            Now, with the new Amazon Fire's being, what $70? - OK we're much closer to everyone having one. But that's on the droid side of the fence, not the Apple one.

                            We moved to Amazon Fire because it was more affordable. And they are half the price you are picturing.

                            I don't know any families sharing tablets, not even those much poorer than us and those with many more kids. I'm sure that people do, but I literally know no one doing that. Has nothing to do with what my household does.

                            I know lots of families with only one Ipad to go around for the whole family (no other laptops/desktops either).

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                            • coliverC
                              coliver @BRRABill
                              last edited by

                              @BRRABill said:

                              @coliver said:

                              Right, Google Play accounts are a 1:1 relationship... I really wish they would change that. 😠

                              Are they? I know they just allowed Google Play Music to have family sharing. I thought I read it was for apps as well.

                              Definitely for music though.

                              For music they have family sharing. I don't remember it being for apps. I'm sure that is on the way though since all of their major competitors are doing it.

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @BRRABill
                                last edited by

                                @BRRABill said:

                                @coliver said:

                                Right, Google Play accounts are a 1:1 relationship... I really wish they would change that. 😠

                                Are they? I know they just allowed Google Play Music to have family sharing. I thought I read it was for apps as well.

                                Definitely for music though.

                                Yeah, they've been babbling about that for a year+

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  @scottalanmiller said:

                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  @scottalanmiller Only if they share the same account.

                                  I'm talking about 5 different devices.

                                  I've got five devices (literally, exactly five) and four accounts across them. no issuses.

                                  So how does that work? are the other 4 accounts child accounts of yours? and any application you buy - they have access to?

                                  Two adults, two kids.

                                  How did you configure it?

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @coliver
                                    last edited by

                                    @coliver said:

                                    @BRRABill said:

                                    @coliver said:

                                    Right, Google Play accounts are a 1:1 relationship... I really wish they would change that. 😠

                                    Are they? I know they just allowed Google Play Music to have family sharing. I thought I read it was for apps as well.

                                    Definitely for music though.

                                    For music they have family sharing. I don't remember it being for apps. I'm sure that is on the way though since all of their major competitors are doing it.

                                    Fire Store does it for apps. Buy Minecraft PE, and it shows up on all four tablets and both Fire TVs.

                                    Our yeah, six devices, not five.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                                      last edited by

                                      @Dashrender said:

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      @Dashrender said:

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      @Dashrender said:

                                      @scottalanmiller Only if they share the same account.

                                      I'm talking about 5 different devices.

                                      I've got five devices (literally, exactly five) and four accounts across them. no issuses.

                                      So how does that work? are the other 4 accounts child accounts of yours? and any application you buy - they have access to?

                                      Two adults, two kids.

                                      How did you configure it?

                                      The kids are done right on the app. Dominica set up the second adult account (you only get two of those) so not sure.

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                                      • JaredBuschJ
                                        JaredBusch
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                                        The Apple ecosystem has a family account setup and when I buy something it is available on all devices.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender
                                          last edited by

                                          http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201806360

                                          Nice!

                                          And about time!

                                          Now where the heck is Google on this? And with MS trying to push their store more, they need to make sure they do the same.

                                          oh.. and of course.. what about Apple?

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            Amazon is getting some things right with their tablets. SOme things very wrong, don't get me wrong. But the app sharing is great.

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