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Discontinuation of service less than a year after release

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	In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|archive-date=16 Dec 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.		In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|archive-date=16 Dec 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.

	[[File:~~Amazon_PhotosPlus_Discontinuation_Notice_2024~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~300px~~\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]		[[File:Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation notice_2024.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]

	After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250403235259/https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|archive-date=3 Apr 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.		After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250403235259/https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|archive-date=3 Apr 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.

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	\|Description=Amazon canceled their cloud service for showing photos across devices despite launching a product based on this service a year prior.		\|Description=Amazon canceled their cloud service for showing photos across devices despite launching a product based on this service a year prior.
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	Amazon PhotosPlus was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~DvhFG~~ \|archive-date=~~7 Jan 2026~~ \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~ymTg8~~ \|archive-date=~~27 Aug 2024~~ \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~dt8SA~~ \|archive-date=~~24 Sep 2023~~ \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>		Amazon PhotosPlus was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250402184222/https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|archive-date=2 Apr 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250331230445/https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|archive-date=31 Mar 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260113175435/https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|archive-date=13 Jan 2026\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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	==Discontinuation of service less than a year after release==		==Discontinuation of service less than a year after release==
	In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~Ked4V~~ \|archive-date=~~7 Jan 2026~~ \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.		In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|archive-date=16 Dec 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.

	[[File:Amazon_PhotosPlus_Discontinuation_Notice_2024.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]		[[File:Amazon_PhotosPlus_Discontinuation_Notice_2024.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]

	After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~Pfwoz~~ \|archive-date=~~7 Jan 2026~~ \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.		After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250403235259/https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|archive-date=3 Apr 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.

	==Customer response==		==Customer response==
	The discontinuation caused substantial customer backlash,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Amazon discontinuing the Photos part of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~gNVyA~~ \|archive-date=~~7 Jan 2026~~ \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> particularly because:		The discontinuation caused substantial customer backlash,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Amazon discontinuing the Photos part of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241202185553/https://old.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ \|archive-date=2 Dec 2024\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> particularly because:
	*Customers had paid a premium ($10) for hardware that would lose its primary distinguishing feature of avoiding ads		*Customers had paid a premium ($10) for hardware that would lose its primary distinguishing feature of avoiding ads
	*The product lifecycle had lasted less than one year		*The product lifecycle had lasted less than one year

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			\|Description=Amazon canceled their cloud service for showing photos across devices despite launching a product based on this service a year prior.
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	Amazon PhotosPlus was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/DvhFG \|archive-date=7 Jan 2026 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/ymTg8 \|archive-date=27 Aug 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/dt8SA \|archive-date=24 Sep 2023 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>		Amazon PhotosPlus was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/DvhFG \|archive-date=7 Jan 2026 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/ymTg8 \|archive-date=27 Aug 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/dt8SA \|archive-date=24 Sep 2023 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>

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	Amazon PhotosPlus was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>		Amazon PhotosPlus was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/DvhFG \|archive-date=7 Jan 2026 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/ymTg8 \|archive-date=27 Aug 2024 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/dt8SA \|archive-date=24 Sep 2023 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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	==Discontinuation of service less than a year after release==		==Discontinuation of service less than a year after release==
	In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.		In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Ked4V \|archive-date=7 Jan 2026 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.

	[[File:Amazon_PhotosPlus_Discontinuation_Notice_2024.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]		[[File:Amazon_PhotosPlus_Discontinuation_Notice_2024.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]

	After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.		After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Pfwoz \|archive-date=7 Jan 2026 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.

	==Customer response==		==Customer response==
	The discontinuation caused substantial customer backlash,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Amazon discontinuing the Photos part of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> particularly because:		The discontinuation caused substantial customer backlash,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Amazon discontinuing the Photos part of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/gNVyA \|archive-date=7 Jan 2026 \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> particularly because:
	*Customers had paid a premium ($10) for hardware that would lose its primary distinguishing feature of avoiding ads		*Customers had paid a premium ($10) for hardware that would lose its primary distinguishing feature of avoiding ads
	*The product lifecycle had lasted less than one year		*The product lifecycle had lasted less than one year

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	~~[[Category:Service Siphoning]]~~		Amazon PhotosPlus was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>
	~~[[wikipedia:~~Amazon PhotosPlus~~\|Amazon PhotosPlus]]~~ was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Fun fact: When you put a link, it does NOT magically make that link into an article.

2025-09-18T15:21:11Z

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	[[Amazon PhotosPlus]] was a [[subscription-based service]] that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of [[Amazon Photos]] storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>		[[wikipedia:Amazon PhotosPlus\|Amazon PhotosPlus]] was a subscription-based service that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	[[Amazon PhotosPlus]] was a [[subscription-based service]] that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of [[Amazon Photos]] storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>[https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ ~~What is Amazon PhotosPlus]~~</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>[https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ ~~Email sent to all PhotosPlus users informing them of the cancellation of the service]~~</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">[https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee ~~Amazon Echo Show 8]~~</ref>		[[Amazon PhotosPlus]] was a [[subscription-based service]] that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of [[Amazon Photos]] storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sobolewski-Kiwerski \|first=Adrian \|date=18 Oct 2023 \|title=What is Amazon PhotosPlus and what devices does it work with? \|url=https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Pocket-lint}}</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=@wheelsee \|date=20 Aug 2024 \|title=@smarthomemama @verge @reckless1280 @imdavidpierce well can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Amazon removing the key feature of the Amazon Echo 8 Show photo edition. \|url=https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=Threads}}</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">{{Cite web \|last=Pattison Tuohy \|first=Jennifer \|date=29 Sep 2023 \|title=Amazon will charge you to use its new Echo Show 8 as a digital photo frame \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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	==Discontinuation of service less than a year after release ==		==Discontinuation of service less than a year after release==
	In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-~~ends~~-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition The Verge~~: Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition's main feature]~~</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.		In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.

	[[File:Amazon_PhotosPlus_Discontinuation_Notice_2024.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]		[[File:Amazon_PhotosPlus_Discontinuation_Notice_2024.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]

	After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>[https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ ~~Effects of cancellation of the PhotosPlus Service on Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition customers]~~</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.		After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.

	==Customer response==		==Customer response==
	The discontinuation caused substantial customer backlash,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ Reddit ~~discussion of PhotosPlus discontinuation~~]</ref> particularly because:		The discontinuation caused substantial customer backlash,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Amazon discontinuing the Photos part of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> particularly because:
	*Customers had paid a premium ($10) for hardware that would lose its primary distinguishing feature of avoiding ads		*Customers had paid a premium ($10) for hardware that would lose its primary distinguishing feature of avoiding ads
	*The product lifecycle had lasted less than one year		*The product lifecycle had lasted less than one year
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	[[Amazon PhotosPlus]] was a [[subscription-based service]] that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of [[Amazon Photos]] storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>[https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ What is Amazon PhotosPlus]</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>[https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ Email sent to all PhotosPlus users informing them of the cancellation of the service]</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">[https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee Amazon Echo Show 8]</ref>		[[Amazon PhotosPlus]] was a [[subscription-based service]] that offered users the ability to display their chosen photos on their devices as the "primary content." Additionally, it provided 25 GB of [[Amazon Photos]] storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced in October 2023,<ref>[https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ What is Amazon PhotosPlus]</ref> [[Amazon]] sent an email informing its users that it was discontinuing the service,<ref>[https://www.threads.net/@wheelsee/post/C-58LrqSbYW?xmt=AQGzdSySswLxRPEtQdHvzY0PMn5k0eXCG2lzMqmc0irZoIQ Email sent to all PhotosPlus users informing them of the cancellation of the service]</ref> cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]].<ref name="foo">[https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee Amazon Echo Show 8]</ref>

	==~~Product history~~==		==Background==
	The Amazon Echo Show 8 was a Digital Frame, which launched at $149.99. For $10 more, customers could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which included 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display photos as the "primary" content. Amazon spokesperson Courtney Ramirez<ref name="foo" /> confirmed that "Occasionally, Alexa will provide content suggestions based on a customer's interest. However, photos will remain the primary content."		The Amazon Echo Show 8 was a Digital Frame, which launched at $149.99. For $10 more, customers could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which included 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display photos as the "primary" content. Amazon spokesperson Courtney Ramirez<ref name="foo" /> confirmed that "Occasionally, Alexa will provide content suggestions based on a customer's interest. However, photos will remain the primary content."

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	===Discontinuation===		==Discontinuation of service less than a year after release ==
	In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-ends-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition The Verge: Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition's main feature]</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.		In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-ends-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition The Verge: Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition's main feature]</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.

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	After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>[https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ Effects of cancellation of the PhotosPlus Service on Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition customers]</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.		After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>[https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ Effects of cancellation of the PhotosPlus Service on Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition customers]</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.

	~~==Impact==~~		==Customer response==
	===Customer response===
	The discontinuation caused substantial customer backlash,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ Reddit discussion of PhotosPlus discontinuation]</ref> particularly because:		The discontinuation caused substantial customer backlash,<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/amazonecho/comments/1ex6ar4/amazon_discontinuing_the_photos_part_of_the_echo/ Reddit discussion of PhotosPlus discontinuation]</ref> particularly because:
	*Customers had paid a premium ($10) for hardware that would lose its primary distinguishing feature of avoiding ads		*Customers had paid a premium ($10) for hardware that would lose its primary distinguishing feature of avoiding ads
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	[[Category:Amazon]]		[[Category:Amazon]]
	[[Category:Incidents]]		[[Category:Incidents]]

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	In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|archive-date=16 Dec 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.		In March 2024, Amazon discontinued the sale of the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition hardware.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Roth \|first=Emma \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition \|archive-date=16 Dec 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=The Verge}}</ref> Five months later, in August 2024, Amazon announced the end of the PhotosPlus subscription service.

	[[File:~~Amazon_PhotosPlus_Discontinuation_Notice_2024~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~300px~~\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]		[[File:Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation notice_2024.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Amazon's email notification to PhotosPlus customers announcing the service discontinuation, sent August 2024.]]

	After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250403235259/https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|archive-date=3 Apr 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.		After Amazon cancelled the PhotosPlus service, the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition became functionally identical to the standard Amazon Echo Show 8,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Heinzman \|first=Andrew \|date=21 Aug 2024 \|title=Amazon’s $160 Digital Photo Frame Will Soon Be Filled With Ads \|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250403235259/https://www.howtogeek.com/amazon-cancels-photosplus-subscription/ \|archive-date=3 Apr 2025\|access-date=4 Apr 2025 \|website=How-To-Geek}}</ref> with users forced to view advertisements and promotional content after three hours of photo display.