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Originally Posted by ApK
 My stock, non-rooted Fire can connect to various Android marketplaces, download and run most Android apps, and can have it's file system and sensors accessed with Android utilities. Exactly what else does it have to do to be more of an Android device in your mind? What Linux apps and tools have you seen run like that on an un-modded eink Kindle?
With the fragmentation that Android has brought upon itself ("can't run on this phone, not compatible with that phone, not designed for tablets...") it's little wonder that Amazon wouldn't want to scare people off by blazing "Android" across the marketing materials. |
Exactly. Amazon doesn't market it as an Android device and does everything it can to keep you from accessing Google's store and many of their applications. They don't sell it as an open device, but as an Amazon device.