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I am wondering why Mantano is not available for Kindle Fire in Amazon Appstore. On the amazon.com page for Mantano, it says Fire is 'not compatible'. I saw one report that someone was unable to install version 1.6.3 from Getjar (the same version that is currently in Amazon Appstore), so that may in fact be accurate. But the same 'not compatible' message appears for other reading apps such as Aldiko and Moon+. I've successfully installed 1.6.4 on my Fire, so I assume that at some point,when Mantano is updated, the 'not compatible' claim will not be true (I will say that the text on the 'home' screens could benefit from being a little larger to make it more readable on the Fire).
A reasonable conjecture is that Amazon is singling out these apps for 'special treatment'—but on what basis? As an Appstore customer, I expect the apps I purchase to be available for and run on any device that meets the hardware requirements, including (especially) Amazon devices. I would think app publishers (such as the publishers of Mantano) share the same expectation. Moreover, I expect 'compatibility' information to be exactly that, not the result of some arbitrary filter that Amazon is applying.
I would like Amazon to clarify whatever policy they are applying so that all stakeholders can make an informed decision. I will be pursuing such clarity with Amazon CS myself, but wondered if anyone else has done so, and/or what you may have learned.
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