Monday, June 16, 2014

Amazon's Appstore shows steady growth ahead of smartphone debut


Amazon is likely to unveil its first-ever smartphone on Wednesday. But before the media and Amazon's own customers arrive in Seattle for the big event, the company is spending today talking about apps. There are few metrics more important than app count and selection when grading a phone's ecosystem, and Amazon wants the world to know that it's faring well on both points. The Amazon Appstore, which houses apps compatible with Kindle Fire hardware and most Android devices, has "nearly tripled in the past year," the company announced today. In all, over 240,000 apps and games are available, and Amazon says it's operating in "nearly" 200 countries. Presumably that's the same app market you'll see on the forthcoming smartphone, so it's no...


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