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Why I Won't Buy Amazon Phone

Posted by muktware on · 2 comments
muktware; By Swapnil Bhartiya 		Mail this story
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Amazon is reportedly working on its own Android based smartphone. Bloomberg published a story last week and now Wall Street Journal has also reported the 'existence' of Amazon smartphone. According to their sources the device is being tested with Asian suppliers and can go in mass production later this year or next year. Personally I have nothing against Amazon and I am a huge fan of Amazon when it comes to buy stuff from them. There service is awesome. But at the same time am pro-user which means I care more about the freedom that a user must have and Amazon's Kindle Fire denies that freedom, so will Amazon smartphone.

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BernardSwiss ·
I remember (it's become very difficult to find with search engines) Roger Ebert's open letter, about when Amazon changed its privacy policy, so he demanded that his personal info be deleted -- and Amazon flatly refused.

Various incidents since only demonstrate that mazon still doesn't actually respect their customers' rights.

I'd feel safer with Google. Which is a little strange, but it's a funny old world.
gus3 ·
@BernardSwiss:

In your list of Android devices, try deleting one that you no longer have/use. Google won't let you.

How much more of "you" will Google refuse to delete?

No better than Amazon, IMNSHO.

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