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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 25GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced<ref>[https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ What is Amazon PhotosPlus]</ref> in October 2023, Amazon sent an email informing its users that they were discontinuing<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> the service, cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event, when discussed, has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]]<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee]</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 25GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced<ref>[https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ What is Amazon PhotosPlus]</ref> in October 2023, Amazon sent an email informing its users that they were discontinuing<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> the service, cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event, when discussed, 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 ==

The Amazon Echo Show 8 was a Digital Frame, launched at $149.99. For $10 more, you could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which included 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display your photos as the "primary" content. Amazon spokesperson Courtney Ramirez<ref~~>[https:~~/~~/www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee Amazon Echo Show 8]</ref~~> 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, launched at $149.99. For $10 more, you could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which included 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display your 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."

=== Features ===

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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 25GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced<ref>[https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ What is Amazon PhotosPlus]</ref> in October 2023, Amazon sent an email informing its users that they were discontinuing<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> the service, cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event, when discussed, has been described as having features which match the definition of a [[retroactively amended purchase]]<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee]</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 25GB of Amazon Photos storage, and cost $2 per month. Announced<ref>[https://www.pocket-lint.com/what-is-amazon-photosplus/ What is Amazon PhotosPlus]</ref> in October 2023, Amazon sent an email informing its users that they were discontinuing<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> the service, cancelling it on September 12, 2024. This event, when discussed, 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 ==
-The Amazon Echo Show 8 was a Digital Frame, launched at $149.99. For $10 more, you could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which included 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display your photos as the "primary" content. Amazon spokesperson Courtney Ramirez<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/22/23885332/amazon-echo-show-8-photos-edition-digital-frame-price-fee Amazon Echo Show 8]</ref> 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, launched at $149.99. For $10 more, you could get the Amazon Echo Show 8 Photos Edition, which included 6 months of PhotosPlus and the ability to display your 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."
 === Features ===