Oh, well crap. Unnamed multiple sources confirmed the rumor. Well, it must be true then.
This just in: Multiple unnamed sources confirmed to Mac.World that Amazon will not be announcing a new Amazon phone. There. Now you have a verified report on the interest saying the opposite as the Verge. Run with it.
well this is turning out to be a huge rumor day!!!
Android never had much of an effect on the tablet market, but its having a massive effect on the phone market.
Not at all. Most Google services are not essential for most people. Most people just use Search, Gmail and Maps and to a lesser extent Calendar and Docs. It's the 3rd party apps that fill up most of your phone.
iOS has no Google apps. What makes you think Amazon won't have solutions for customers that work in the same vein as what iOS did? Are you forgetting how many people use Amazon S3 every day? They could easily have a backend along with essential services if they wanted.
It will less locked down than iOS, that's for sure.
It certainly will not steal the high end customers who want the latest and greatest iPhone, but it will certainly steal buyers who are considering iPhone for a cheap price, namely those who buy the old iPhone because its selling for free or for 99 bucks from a carrier. Couple that with Amazon's customer service, shipping and huge presence online as well as with their Amazon Wireless platform, well...I think a lot of people will see Amazon as viable alternative to Apple's post-purchase services.
The difference is people will be comparing this to other android phones and it lacks what what other android phones have.
Apples and oranges, comparing against other android phones having it locked down will garner negative reviews (official and/or word of mouth).
You seem fixated on what apple is doing and knocking them as well. I don't see this stealing sales from apple, but rather other android carriers.
The question is, what will the average consumer who is looking for a new phone think of it. Since most of us are not average consumers its hard to say how they'll receive it. There is a certain level of brand recognition with amazon. I agree for an android phone its lacking quite a bit, but that may not matter to consumers. Only time will tell.
Unless it follows the iOS model. After all, it will not be a completely free and open phone.
Locking down Apple phones hasn't stopped them from selling them like hotcakes has it?
This phone will be locked down in the direction that Apple is currently at, yes less so. It will be easy to use because let's face it, Amazon sells to the average consumer. If anything, this phone will be more like an iPhone than a typical Android phone, and that's why it will steal iPhone sales too.
