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Amazon Fire Tablets and other gear will reportedly switch away from Android (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] RiQuY@lemm.ee 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Easier to monopolize the apps you install on their devices.

[–] yiliu@informis.land 8 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

They are dominant in the budget tablet space.