- Amazon Fire Phone Gets Discontinued As $50 Tablet Hype Heats Up : PERSONAL TECH : Tech Times
Fire phone is dead and I don't think amazon will be releasing another one.
Whatever transpired between devs and amazon in regards to blocking the availability of most popular apps for BlackBerry devices (instagram, tinder and many more) has to me, blown up in their face.
Amazon app store could have had 10 million new active users, actively using their services and now it's nothing but an annoyance on our BlackBerry 10 devices.
What good is amazon app store to blackberry users, if it doesn't allow us to download it's most popular apps?
Why bother with the partnership if they are gonna cut BlackBerry off like that anyways?
I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Posted via CB1009-14-15 03:00 PMLike 0 - Makes little difference now.
Upcoming Slider is full Android.
Plus we can install Google Play Store on our BB10 devices thanks to Cobalt.
Amazon was worth the shot a year ago.
PassportSQW100-4/10.3.2.263909-14-15 03:04 PMLike 0 -
I'm just angry that even though almost ALL the big name apps were infact on amazon app store, BUT it wasn't available to BlackBerry users.
Now myself and some BlackBerry fans have to deal with an android or ios only future.
I think it's very sad.
Posted via CB1009-14-15 03:12 PMLike 0 - I don't think the Amazon App store is useless. I don't use a lot of android apps, but I have 7 installed from Amazon and 6 installed using Snap. Of these, I rarely use 4 of them. I have a personal cloud (WD Mycloud) so the Amazon WD apps are very important for me, and therefore it is useful. At this point, I personally have no need for Google Play Services, so I could easily do without android BB devices, but in the future, maybe I will.09-14-15 03:13 PMLike 0
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- Many here said when they made the Amazon announcement last year that the Amazon store was already dying. I don't think the Amazon phone caused the problem, I think developers have the hands full just dealing with one or two platforms.... It's redundant, and small developers just don't have the time, lager developers there is no ROI.09-14-15 03:20 PMLike 0
- Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesAmazon Fire Phone Gets Discontinued As $50 Tablet Hype Heats Up : PERSONAL TECH : Tech Times
Fire phone is dead and I don't think amazon will be releasing another one.
Whatever transpired between devs and amazon in regards to blocking the availability of most popular apps for BlackBerry devices (instagram, tinder and many more) has to me, blown up in their face.
Amazon app store could have had 10 million new active users, actively using their services and now it's nothing but an annoyance on our BlackBerry 10 devices.
What good is amazon app store to blackberry users, if it doesn't allow us to download it's most popular apps?
Why bother with the partnership if they are gonna cut BlackBerry off like that anyways?
I'd like to hear your thoughts.
I think if one views that conjectural scenario, what occurred makes a bit more sense. The developers acted like normal people do, and the ones I spoke to (a limited number) simply said they got a lot of EVIL feedback from users they didn't know they had (aka BB10 users). Consequently, they adjusted.
So, again, it's a BB10 issue, IMHO.
The Fire Phone was an expensive experiment, but underscores the need for a very good ecosystem for Android devices.09-14-15 03:27 PMLike 0 -
- Many here said when they made the Amazon announcement last year that the Amazon store was already dying. I don't think the Amazon phone caused the problem, I think developers have the hands full just dealing with one or two platforms.... It's redundant, and small developers just don't have the time, lager developers there is no ROI.
Everyone on the crackberry community knows that instagram for android works perfectly with our android runtime. Right from the beginning might I add with any version or instagram on any BlackBerry android runtime version.
In fact I load instagram on my passport almost as fast as my friends new SGS6.
So why was it blocked for BlackBerry amazon app store users?
Also it still baffles me how amazon app store with its smaller than even BlackBerry App World user Base gets entries from instagram when BlackBerry App World gets jack.
Posted via CB1009-14-15 03:35 PMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesI don't think you see my point, instagram for example is on amazon app store, available to download and install for ONLY amazon devices, and it's really nothing different from the Google play store version, as I know, instagram doesn't use Google play services anyways, so why would that be keep any dev busy? Just plonk in the amazon app store what you would with the Google play store version.
Everyone on the crackberry community knows that instagram for android works perfectly with our android runtime. Right from the beginning might I add with any version or instagram on any BlackBerry android runtime version.
In fact I load instagram on my passport almost as fast as my friends new SGS6.
So why was it blocked for BlackBerry amazon app store users?
Also it still baffles me how amazon app store with its smaller than even BlackBerry App World user Base gets entries from instagram when BlackBerry App World gets jack.
Posted via CB1009-14-15 03:38 PMLike 0 -
- Tre LawrenceBetween Realities
Instagram didn't come to Amazon because they liked Amazon.09-14-15 04:00 PMLike 0 -
Does it secretly take pictures of the user and then demands a ransom?
Like this?:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...orn-ransomware
Posted via CB1009-14-15 04:07 PMLike 0 - Tre LawrenceBetween RealitiesI'm a little confused at what "app ransom player" means, kindly elaborate sir.
Does it secretly take pictures of the user and then demands a ransom?
Like this?:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...orn-ransomware
Posted via CB10
I believe it. Since then, I have had the opportunity to confirm such exists.
I am fairly certain it occurred with Netflix.The Big Picture likes this.09-14-15 04:22 PMLike 1 - My thoughts:
App availability on BB10 native is very limited.
App performance from BB10 native is great.
App availability on Amazon is better.
App performance from Amazon is horrible.
App availability on Snap is good.
App performance from Snap is OK.
BBRY decided not to negotiate with Google and decided misery loves company, so partnered with the Amazon app store.
Obviously they once again demonstrated their lack of understanding when it comes to apps.
Personally, since I carry two devices, my Classic meets and exceeds all my communication and work needs and my Lumia 1520 (to be replaced with the upcoming Slider) serves my needs for games, news, and reading.deadcowboy likes this.09-14-15 04:31 PMLike 1 - Way back when, when BlackBerry was looking to fix the app issue natively, the writers here mentioned app ransoms becoming a concept. Basically, big name apps demanding a huge upfront payments and/or maintenance.
I believe it. Since then, I have had the opportunity to confirm such exists.
I am fairly certain it occurred with Netflix.
Posted via CB1009-14-15 04:38 PMLike 0 - My thoughts:
App availability on BB10 native is very limited.
App performance from BB10 native is great.
App availability on Amazon is better.
App performance from Amazon is horrible.
App availability on Snap is good.
App performance from Snap is OK.
BBRY decided not to negotiate with Google and decided misery loves company, so partnered with the Amazon app store.
Obviously they once again demonstrated their lack of understanding when it comes to apps.
Personally, since I carry two devices, my Classic meets and exceeds all my communication and work needs and my Lumia 1520 (to be replaced with the upcoming Slider) serves my needs for games, news, and reading.
There was nothing to negotiate with Google. If you have a forked version of Android, it is a non-starter. Amazon was BlackBerry's only option at that time.
PassportSQW100-4/10.3.2.263909-14-15 04:43 PMLike 0 - Android app performance is the same whether you obtain the app from Amazon or Snap - they are just stores.
There was nothing to negotiate with Google. If you have a forked version of Android, it is a non-starter. Amazon was BlackBerry's only option at that time.
PassportSQW100-4/10.3.2.2639
BBRY could have negotiated with Google to get Play services without joining the alliance and NOT fork another inferior version of android. This is what they ended up doing anyways (assuming the Slider is indeed Android) because they have not joined the alliance, yet are going to ship an Android device.09-14-15 07:51 PMLike 0 - BBRY could have negotiated with Google to get Play services without joining the alliance and NOT fork another inferior version of android. This is what they ended up doing anyways (assuming the Slider is indeed Android) because they have not joined the alliance, yet are going to ship an Android device.
PassportSQW100-4/10.3.2.263909-14-15 07:57 PMLike 0 - The future is coming soon .. :P
Please wait .. as Venice is going full android .. BB10 devices will also get update that will take us to the androidBB.
this news will come soon .. if you can install a build of Venice OS in your BB10 device its done ..
Till December these things should get clear out.. and you wont be asking yourself this question..
But ya as a BB user its good that u have amazon app store .. I just installed trial extreme 3 .. its running cool .. I am loving it ..
And why it is good ? ..well its always good to have options..09-14-15 09:43 PMLike 0 - If amazon app store devs didn't block the download and install of instagram, tinder and such on BlackBerry devices, the consumer community would have received BlackBerry 10 more openly.
I'm just angry that even though almost ALL the big name apps were infact on amazon app store, BUT it wasn't available to BlackBerry users.
Now myself and some BlackBerry fans have to deal with an android or ios only future.
I think it's very sad.
Posted via CB10
If a dev, for ANY REASON (subjective or objective) doesn't want to support certain devices then Amazon, Google, BB or any other app-store providers can't force them to.09-15-15 03:29 AMLike 0 -
Posted via CB1009-15-15 04:50 AMLike 0 - The future is coming soon .. :P
Please wait .. as Venice is going full android .. BB10 devices will also get update that will take us to the androidBB.
this news will come soon .. if you can install a build of Venice OS in your BB10 device its done ..
Till December these things should get clear out.. and you wont be asking yourself this question..
But ya as a BB user its good that u have amazon app store .. I just installed trial extreme 3 .. its running cool .. I am loving it ..
And why it is good ? ..well its always good to have options..
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