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Amazon Building Its Own Android App Market?
Thinkcloud writes "Speculation abounds that Amazon is planning their own storefront for selling Android apps, one in which they, not the developers, will set the price and decide which apps to feature (and which apps to exclude from the store all together). It's a shrewd move and smart strategy for Amazon, though its impact on app sellers is less certain."
Just what Android needs, more fragmentation.
The Amazon store brings some walled garden stuff, but my fear is that cell phone makers and providers will end up locking phones only to Amazon's store. Of course, they can be rooted so one could use the Google App Store.
In any case, this isn't a boon for developers, mainly because they now have at least two places they must keep their apps updated in.
I hope this comes to fruition, so nice of Amazon to prove us Apple fanboys right.
John Gruber's going to have a field day with this.
Google has everything to lose with this move by Amazon. Android's ecosystem is going to get murkier and weirder.
Do you suppose Amazon's going to put the in-phone app available via the Android Marketplace?
Non impediti ratione cogitationus.
is this where I will be able to buy the 200 fart apps?