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Amazon is a big player and has potential to disrupt the Android app economy. Already their pricing mechanism is set up where they WILL undercut the Android mar
by dave1619 16y ago
Amazon is a big player and has potential to disrupt the Android app economy. Already their pricing mechanism is set up where they WILL undercut the Android marketplace. That is why people will choose to buy and download Android apps from Amazon. They have an easy payment system that millions have purchased from. And they will work with carriers and manufacturers to get their Amazon AppStore on as many phones as possible. Overall, I think this is good for developers because more people will purchase apps. But the developers will lose control over pricing and you'll have two markets - Android marketplace at retail price and the Amazon appstore at discount price. Maybe people will download free apps from google's marketplace, and paid apps from Amazon's. Not as seamless as Apple's ecosystem, but people like a deal.