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Amazon may abandon its Fire tablet software


A report indicates that Amazon is abandoning its proprietary tablet software in favor of Android. This change could start impacting Fire tablets next year.

Amazon could finally be ditching its proprietary software on Fire tablets, according to a report by Reuters. The custom nature of the OS requires developers to make separate versions of apps for Amazon tablets. Amazon has declined to comment on the matter and we don't have any information regarding specs of the upcoming tablet.

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