Thread: Amazon rumored to introduce a smart phone in July
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Old 04-12-2014, 02:15 PM   #9
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MacRumors is reporting this rumor too. If true, I think that it would be a small, smartphone version of the Kindle Fire. I cannot imagine Amazon releasing something that doesn't plug into their ecosystem and lock out other ecosystems. If someone is happy with Amazon's limited version of Android, then they might buy it. But frankly I don't see these things selling in numbers that would bring huge profits. It would be just another lackluster smartphone running Amazon's version of a castrated Android. Meh! And you can bet it will be loaded with zillions of apps you cannot delete because Amazon wants the customers to buy lots of Amazon goods and services.
IA. I don't really see the point of an Amazon phone and I'm not sure too many people will go for it. Some might if it's dirt cheap but there are other full Android phones out, some of which are very cheap and provide a good bang for the buck.

However, I do think the rumors are true. A Fire phone seems just as superfluous as the Fire streaming box that Amazon is currently selling.
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