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Amazon is about to pull an Apple
- Nerdfest 15y agoMany people will avoid a platform that doesn't provide Android compatibility for the same reason they'd avoid Apple ... single vendor lock-in.
- Hyena 15y agoI think that subset can be profitably ignored; evidence: Apple.
- Hyena 15y agoI don't think Amazon is likely to succeed in "pulling an Apple"; what I do see is a way to "pull an iTunes". Amazon is already a trusted retailer with financial resources. This will allow them to better curate an app store. Adding a hardware component is fine and will probably be profitable, but the real strength here will be trading Amazon's brand power (and, hopefully, follow-through) to create an app store that competes with Apple.
- nextparadigms 15y agoI like how he selectively chose the benefits for Amazon, even though "not having their own OS" applies to them, too. You basically made everyone else look bad and Amazon look good with your selective benefits.
- bradleyland 15y agoIf they really did fork Android, they effectively have their own OS. I'd love to hear counterpoints though. Why is Google or Samsung poised to come out on top?