Amazon Has A Phone, Supposedly, But Why?

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  1. News Bot iFans.com News

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  2. Tkf1 Community Development Team

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  3. Badd_Blood Well-Known Member

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    Seems weird. I don't see any die-hard Kindle fire fans
    Badd_Blood, Sep 5, 2012
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  4. Zyiros Well-Known Member

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    YYYEAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! :p JK!!!

    I don't even see the point of Amazon releasing a phone...
    Zyiros, Sep 5, 2012
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  5. 42395_skyline Community Development Team

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    I don't see the point of Amazon releasing anything other than a regular Kindle E-Reader.
    42395_skyline, Sep 5, 2012
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  6. SteppingSplash Well-Known Member

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    Okay... the iPad is all about the iOS ecosystem; iBooks, iTunes, the App Store.
    The iPad is really just a limited-function tablet. The Fire is not a limited-function tablet; it's a crazy awesome eReader with all the bells and whistles and then some.
    They're different things, I'm not sure why the article turned into an iPad vs. Fire soliloquy.
    SteppingSplash, Sep 5, 2012
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  7. blunden Active Member

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    I agree with the title of the article. I can't think of any reason why someone would purposefully limit themselves to just the Amazon app store (one that has become known for being unfriendly for developers) and at most a half-decent UI when just buying any other good Android phone would give you the same store but also much much more. It makes sense for the Kindle Fire but not for a phone.
    blunden, Sep 5, 2012
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