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Amazon has an app store? For what, Kindle/Fire type devices?

by caymanjim 5y ago

simcop2387 5y ago
All android devices actually. You can usually side load it onto any android device
NikolaeVarius 5y ago
Its been around for a decade.
jbverschoor 5y ago
Good thing they’re cutting, because obv, it’s not worth the same cut as other companies that properly promote their AppStore. This is just a play to nudge apple to reduce prices by trying a new anchor
- bogwog 5y ago
  > This is just a play to nudge apple to reduce prices by trying a new anchor Not really, this is just them copying Apple and Google. This fee reduction only applies to developers making less than $1 million per year in revenue, which IIRC is the same thing the others are doing. (although to be fair, there probably aren't a ton of devs making more than $1m per year on their store lol) I think this is most likely a ploy to stave off regulation. In other words, they're doing the exact same thing Apple/Google are doing for the exact same reasons.
  - jrochkind1 5y ago
    > although to be fair, there probably aren't a ton of devs making more than $1m per year on their store lol Why would you assume that? I don't know if there are or not. If you have, oh, 5 or 10 developers working for a company, it better have $1 million/year in revenue to pay them all. I don't know how many entities selling apps in an app store have more than 5 developers, or otherwise how many have more than $1 million in revenue.
  - jbverschoor 5y ago
    Didn’t notice the <1m. Then yes, they’re following.
Forge36 5y ago
I have it, generally i don't use it. I think it's primary purpose is their own devices but they didn't device lock their own app.
- salamandersauce 5y ago
  Yeah. It was also made available on BB10 when they added Android compatibility near the end. I used it more when they handed out free apps every day.
  - bogwog 5y ago
    > It was also made available on BB10 when they added Android compatibility near the end. BB10 launched with Android compatibility, IIRC. I know that the first phone they released with it (BB Z10) had it.
adamqureshi 5y ago
Yes. I would like know too. APP store for what?
bsharitt 5y ago
They technically still offer for generic Android, but for the most part it is for Fire devices.

Amazon has an app store? For what, Kindle/Fire type devices?

simcop2387 5y ago

All android devices actually. You can usually side load it onto any android device

NikolaeVarius 5y ago

Its been around for a decade.

jbverschoor 5y ago

Good thing they’re cutting, because obv, it’s not worth the same cut as other companies that properly promote their AppStore. This is just a play to nudge apple to reduce prices by trying a new anchor

bogwog 5y ago
> This is just a play to nudge apple to reduce prices by trying a new anchor Not really, this is just them copying Apple and Google. This fee reduction only applies to developers making less than $1 million per year in revenue, which IIRC is the same thing the others are doing. (although to be fair, there probably aren't a ton of devs making more than $1m per year on their store lol) I think this is most likely a ploy to stave off regulation. In other words, they're doing the exact same thing Apple/Google are doing for the exact same reasons.
- jrochkind1 5y ago
  > although to be fair, there probably aren't a ton of devs making more than $1m per year on their store lol Why would you assume that? I don't know if there are or not. If you have, oh, 5 or 10 developers working for a company, it better have $1 million/year in revenue to pay them all. I don't know how many entities selling apps in an app store have more than 5 developers, or otherwise how many have more than $1 million in revenue.
- jbverschoor 5y ago
  Didn’t notice the <1m. Then yes, they’re following.

Forge36 5y ago

I have it, generally i don't use it. I think it's primary purpose is their own devices but they didn't device lock their own app.

salamandersauce 5y ago
Yeah. It was also made available on BB10 when they added Android compatibility near the end. I used it more when they handed out free apps every day.
- bogwog 5y ago
  > It was also made available on BB10 when they added Android compatibility near the end. BB10 launched with Android compatibility, IIRC. I know that the first phone they released with it (BB Z10) had it.

adamqureshi 5y ago

Yes. I would like know too. APP store for what?

bsharitt 5y ago

They technically still offer for generic Android, but for the most part it is for Fire devices.