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Re:Asian and African super apps are following the playbook W... by dehrmann on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @12:18PM (#23313016)
Remember the Fire Phone? Android without Google didn't go so well for Amazon.
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Re:Asian and African super apps are following the playbook W... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @12:33PM (#23313208)
The Fire Phone had other issues. It was a new player in a crowded market and had no reason to exist. It had one gimmick, but it was forgettable enough that I can’t even remember what it was right now, but I remember it was dumb.

Google themselves has struggled in this market: see the Nexus line.

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Re:Asian and African super apps are following the playbook W... by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @02:44PM (#23314913)
Parallax screen tilt
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Re:Asian and African super apps are following the playbook W... by toast0 on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @03:27PM (#23315433)
And swipe up for back, with just a home button. And that awful launcher.
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Re:Asian and African super apps are following the playbook W... by pseudalopex on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @04:39PM (#23316115)
Outdated hardware too.
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