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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
It's a bit odd to see Amazon incorporate the sort of decision I'd expect from HTC. Customizing the Android OS to the point it's unrecognizable seems like a fun idea until development of the primary OS overtakes and supplants the customizations, which will also render hardware designed for the modified OS less adaptable.
Companies can't rely on the idea that people will constantly buy new hardware. They have to respect the customer's faith that, in the event the next two iterations are unaffordable or unavailable, the customer's previous purchase will be fully functional for years.
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The Fire is not sold as a "generic" Android tablet, but as a device for the consumption of Amazon content. Why do you believe that the fact that it has a forked o/s means that it will not be fully functional for the purpose for which it's designed? I mean, do you care (or even know) what version of Linux your Kindle Keyboard is running?