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It seems like Amazon is gambling here that most users don't really care about apps that much, which jibes with my own intuitions about the android market. If yo
by cageface 15y ago
It seems like Amazon is gambling here that most users don't really care about apps that much, which jibes with my own intuitions about the android market. If you have a good web browser and email client the rest is unnecessary gravy, at least to a lot of people.
- danilocampos 15y agoIf they believed that, I'm not sure they would have gone to the trouble of building their own app distribution channel. I would posit that they believe people care about apps a great deal, and that Amazon would like to be positioned to make some money from that demand, either through a cut of sales or by making their hardware more attractive since it "has apps." They're the original kings of one-click buying, before Apple even sold apps. They'll make a killing and so will any developers who hitch their wagon to Amazon's strategy.