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Android isn't just Google though. Amazon ships Android devices that don't even have Google's Android store on them. Amazon also ships their own store which Andr

by myko 5y ago

Android isn't just Google though. Amazon ships Android devices that don't even have Google's Android store on them. Amazon also ships their own store which Android users can download and install even on Google devices - and they're not the only 3rd party store on Android.

ipaddr 5y ago
What % of android phones are Amazon? Less than 1%? I think they would need a bigger marketshare before you start including them as a market player.
- mywittyname 5y ago
  Phones? Probably nil. But tablets, firesticks, and kindles have to enjoy reasonable marketshare. Kindle is something like 70% of the ebook market, 85% if you include KindleUnlimited. I believe non-Google Android phones are quite popular outside of the USA.
  - nicoburns 5y ago
    Ebooks aren't really the same market as phones/tablwts though. So they're not that relevant to the discussion of a smartphone duopoly.
    - myko 5y ago
      We're not talking about a smartphone duopoly though. This post is about a major iPad app. Tablets are fair game.