Serious question to Android lurkers here.

[ZBoater]

Good point, but lets say Fire grows at 2X or faster then Android? Over time the pure Android market is marginalized.

And I was NOT comparing it to iOS, I was comparing Fire vs Regular Android

And when pigs fly I'll catch me one with a net.

You honestly think Amazon can take Android away from Google? Please...

Sorry, you missed what I asked.
How much will Fire,... SUBVERT the Android world? That forces Android developers not make Android apps, but make "Fire" Apps (that happen to be Android compatible).

Very little, if any. By the time Jelly Bean rolls around the Fire will look like a Ford Model T, and Amazon will be begging for an update to the OS....

 

[PracticalMac]

And when pigs fly I'll catch me one with a net.

You honestly think Amazon can take Android away from Google? Please...

Very little, if any. By the time Jelly Bean rolls around the Fire will look like a Ford Model T, and Amazon will be begging for an update to the OS....

Of course Google could assert control, but...

Fire grows significantly faster then all other Android tabs combined.
Google demands Amazon to open up Fire.
Amazon says no thanks, and develops its own OS, perhaps use HP's WebOS.

Sure, Amazon looses the apps, but who cares? Amazon has a vast media ecosystem of music, movies, and of course books to fall back on.

Meanwhile Google now looses a chunk of the Tablet world as Amazon defects taking with it all the one time Android users with it.


It's all about the ecosystem.

 

[deeddawg]

And I was NOT comparing it to iOS, I was comparing Fire vs Regular Android

I know. I was just getting ahead of the game.

 

[monkeylui]

I have a fire, for the kids. They use to have my iPad 1. But I recently got my son a 3DS & my daughter got his DS. So I'll let them mostly use the fire for movies when we travel & a few games.

 

[kdarling]

Sorry, you missed what I asked.
How much will Fire,... SUBVERT the Android world? That forces Android developers not make Android apps, but make "Fire" Apps (that happen to be Android compatible).

Pretty close to zero subversion, I'd say. After all, Fire apps are just regular Android apps that conform to a few rules about not using hardware the Fire doesn't have. At most, they can use some extra APIs, but that's true for almost every Android device and it hasn't been a big factor so far.

On the contrary, I'd say that having a smaller, more focused market will attract more (good) Android developers in general, because it allows them to start with less competition and more visibility in a more curated arena. Then the same apps can be sold on the Google market as well.

Is that more what you meant?

Cheers!