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if you want to buy or rent a movie on the Apple TV you're no longer stuck with iTunes the Apple TV streaming box is now opening its gates to allow customers to use other apps to buy video the first iTunes competitor to arrive is Vudu it's a streaming service owned by Walmart now adding Vudu is a big deal and here's why when you buy a physical blu-ray disc or DVD it often says a free digital copy of the movie is included well in many cases you can watch that digital copy with a code redeemed on Vudu now if you want to purchase a movie on Vudu you cannot do it from Apple TV it's a pain but you have to do it first on a computer and then it will show up on the Apple TV app even though it's annoying the benefit of buying a movie on Vudu is that you could watch it on other non Apple devices like some Android tablets and Vudu will not be alone Amazon video is also coming to Apple TV later this year so even if iTunes is easiest Apple customers still have other options to buy and watch digital movies and that'll help Apple TV better stand up against the Roku and other streaming devices I'm Bridget Carey you can find a comparison between all the major streaming devices on CNET com