Posted on 10/01/2010 1:39:48 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Judging by the leaked terms and conditions, Amazon plans to swagger into the Android world with an alternative app download store, fists a-whirling. Are they building it to co-exist with Android's Market...or for an Android-powered SuperKindle?
Google isn't exactly a liberal, supportive father when manufacturers want to fool around with their open source software. They actually have some surprising restrictions—though really, they're not that surprising when you consider it's in their best interests to protect the quality of Android and thus, their future lineage.
Google's potential suitor, Amazon, has been very successful with its Kindle range—so successful, in fact, that you can pretty much call the race now. Would they really develop a full-blown tablet, as the same source who told TechCrunch about the app store claims? Or would they rather develop a Kindle device that uses parts of Android—such as the browser but not the Maps—that is still primarily geared for downloading ebooks?
Those rumors about color touchscreen Kindles came from somewhere after all, and we do know that their hardware division, Lab126, was looking to fill 80 jobs back in August, mostly for hardware specialists. Hardware specialists, for new ranges of products.
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The Android App market has a number of Apps with viruses. My daughter picked up one in her phone. A central clearing house like the iTunes store would help keep this to a minimum.
Android Market Might Be Even Bigger Mess Than Apple's App Store
Is Amazon Launching its Own Tablet? And App Store for Android?
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TechCrunch is hearing that Amazon's readying not just an app store for the Android platform, but also a tablet.
Supposedly the same source who tipped them off on the app store also mentioned the tablet, which makes TechCrunch more trusting as they've been able to corroborate the app store with other people now.
Nothing is known about the Amazon tablet, such as whether it would be a Kindle tablet (and download Kindle ebooks) or if the two lines will be kept very separate from one another. Considering Amazon already allows for ebook downloads on Android and iPhone, they'd be crazy not to merge their already-successful brand with a new tablet line.
This problem with malware seems to be getting ignored at the moment.
Competition is good, trusted sources are also good.
So now I guess everyone on Android will have to buy an antivirus app. Ain't it wonderful? Android is so open and free.
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