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Amazon Fire Tablets and other gear will reportedly switch away from Android (arstechnica.com)
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Amazon Fire Tablets and other gear will reportedly switch away from Android::TVs, Echo Show, and other gear could sport Amazon's in-house replacement soon.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But, why?

[–] RiQuY@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Easier to monopolize the apps you install on their devices.

[–] yiliu@informis.land 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That works if you're dominant in the market, and you have companies rushing to make software for your platform. If you're not, you end up as an also-ran platform with a handful of half-baked ports (like every "smart TV").

[–] raptir@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

They are dominant in the budget tablet space.

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Control, greed, money.