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Amazon has an app store? For what, Kindle/Fire type devices?

Good thing they’re cutting, because obv, it’s not worth the same cut as other companies that properly promote their AppStore.

This is just a play to nudge apple to reduce prices by trying a new anchor

> This is just a play to nudge apple to reduce prices by trying a new anchor

Not really, this is just them copying Apple and Google. This fee reduction only applies to developers making less than $1 million per year in revenue, which IIRC is the same thing the others are doing. (although to be fair, there probably aren't a ton of devs making more than $1m per year on their store lol)

I think this is most likely a ploy to stave off regulation. In other words, they're doing the exact same thing Apple/Google are doing for the exact same reasons.

> although to be fair, there probably aren't a ton of devs making more than $1m per year on their store lol

Why would you assume that? I don't know if there are or not.

If you have, oh, 5 or 10 developers working for a company, it better have $1 million/year in revenue to pay them all.

I don't know how many entities selling apps in an app store have more than 5 developers, or otherwise how many have more than $1 million in revenue.

Didn’t notice the <1m. Then yes, they’re following.

All android devices actually. You can usually side load it onto any android device

I have it, generally i don't use it. I think it's primary purpose is their own devices but they didn't device lock their own app.

Yeah. It was also made available on BB10 when they added Android compatibility near the end. I used it more when they handed out free apps every day.

> It was also made available on BB10 when they added Android compatibility near the end.

BB10 launched with Android compatibility, IIRC. I know that the first phone they released with it (BB Z10) had it.

Its been around for a decade.

They technically still offer for generic Android, but for the most part it is for Fire devices.

Yes. I would like know too. APP store for what?

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