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AFAIK Adobe stopped supporting flash on Android some time ago. It would be a considerable engineering effort to get it working again. Plus, (again, AFAIK) flas
by Splines 11y ago
AFAIK Adobe stopped supporting flash on Android some time ago. It would be a considerable engineering effort to get it working again. Plus, (again, AFAIK) flash it not common among touch devices and I would be surprised if all games would work easily without a mouse.
That aside, what if Amazon got it working? What then? Free content doesn't help Amazon any.
The Fire tablets are not just about games/apps - it's about tying the user into the rest of Amazon's media ecosystem. Video, books and shopping. It's Amazon's equivalent of free parking.
- byron_fast 11y agoIf free content doesn't help, why spend time on Amazon Underground? My point is: do something different. A low-rent imitation of everything else has so far cost them a fortune. The original Fire had a Flash plugin. I'm sure they could get it working for the cost of about 12 minutes of Prime losses.
- Splines 11y agoTo clarify - free content not on Amazon doesn't help Amazon any. Getting more people on Amazon Underground is absolutely helpful. It increases customer mindshare of Amazon apps, increases lock-in and increases the cost of moving over to the Play Store with a different device. This translates into more usage of the Fire devices, which funnels users into shopping more on Amazon.com. Getting flash working (and working well) would be great for customers. Just not for Amazon.