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Re:Facebook smartphone with HTC launching soon by andyv88 on Thursday March 28, 2013 @11:21PM (#5459075)
Maybe a combination of both?
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Re:Facebook smartphone with HTC launching soon by dannyr on Thursday March 28, 2013 @11:23PM (#5459082)
I just don't see a forked Android mainly because Facebook doesn't have the app ecosystem yet that could replace the default Google apps. These apps will not be available for a forked Android OS.

I think this is the reason why there isn't an Amazon phone yet. For example with Maps, Amazon is still building its Map service.

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(edit) I guess they could release an Android phone with the Facebook Home Replacement installed by default.

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