AFTVnews has an interesting post on why this happened.
http://www.aftvnews.com/understandin...-nexus-player/
One good reason Amazon won't support Chromecast is because they can't have Chromecast on their Fire devices.
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In order for Google Cast to function on Android, the device must have Google Play Services, which is a proprietary background service and API package. In order for device manufacturers to include Google Play Services, they must license the package from Google, which results in contractual limitations being placed on the device. These licenses are the primary way Google maintains an iron grip on Android, despite it being open source.
The restrictions Google enforces around Google Cast and Google Play Services means Amazon can never make their own Fire Phone, Fire TV, and line of Fire tablets compatible with Google Cast or the Chromecast.
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