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Unless they think that their freeloading of android is limiting them in some ways. Currently it seems like a good deal for amazon to get android for free. Don't

by barista 15y ago

Unless they think that their freeloading of android is limiting them in some ways. Currently it seems like a good deal for amazon to get android for free. Don't know what they will gain by buying a new platform.

untog 15y ago
Well, Google are secretive about it. Amazon built their OS on top of an old version of Android because Google haven't released the source for their latest efforts yet. Certainly, if they consider themselves competitors to Android Tablets, it would make sense to get the OS under their control, while perhaps ensuring a certain level of compatibility for app porting, etc.