alt.hn

3/20/2026 at 10:44:55 AM

Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop

https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-plans-smartphone-comeback-more-than-decade-after-fire-phone-flop-2026-03-20/

by mfiguiere

3/20/2026 at 1:14:38 PM

Along the way, Amazon could gain a wealth of new data about users only available through mobile phones combined with purchase history and content preferences.

In other words, it's a privacy invasion device. And of course, all this data will be used to my advantage.

Not for me.

by jqpabc123

3/20/2026 at 7:20:50 PM

> it's a privacy invasion device.

Which smartphone OS provider isn't?

> Not for me.

There's nothing better on the market unless you want to go dumb phone only.

by bigbadfeline