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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington
I don't like being tied to Amazon only approved apps. I want to be able use Google Play as well. And no, sideloading apps is not the same. And there is no practical way to use the Google apps or a keyboard.
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Lots of people sideload apps. Some root. I've done both. To date, I have not found a 'must have' app that was not available via the Amazon store. Most of my apps have been free apps of the day.
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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington
The Fire isn't a productivity device, it is designed ONLY for consumption of Amazon sold content, it is not designed to help you improve the quality of your life.
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This is horse pucky. It would be horse pucky even if you had not put the word ONLY in caps. I could write a book about all the amazing things you can do with a lowly Fire. And the current and next gen units are more flexible and capable. My kid's HD has a BT keyboard which makes typing very comfortable. We use Kingsoft's suite on both the fire and some of our computers. The G1 Fire has a wifi tool that has proven indispensable in resolving WiFi problems in my home and, in fact, helped me position my WiFi router. I have a huge library of docs and books on my Fire -- this is really easy using Amazon's FREE (see what I did there?) Send To Kindle app. I play videos off a Wi-Drive where there is no WiFi. I like Pulse and my wife frequents all the local media apps. We don't yet have a Prime account and have disabled purchases on the Fires except via the browser.