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Originally Posted by Azure
Nope.
Pretty sure the OS is so heavily modified that you can't access the Android marketplace.
Amazon is trying to get people to buy everything from them in order to justify losing money on the actual sale of the device.
Its a great idea, IMO. They are perfectly setup to make it work.
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I've had the Fire for about a week now. I haven't sideloaded any apps since I wasn't sure if I was going to return it. Frankly, for my needs which are ebooks, a radio tuner, podcasts, Hulu, netflix and center ice via silk webbrowser, I haven't had the need to; though I'll probably do that for Centre Ice. Otherwise, all the apps in Amazon's store have been vetted and probably fit the needs for most people.
I haven't tried it in Canada yet but other than streaming the latest Harry Potter movie, I haven't used Amazon for any content. Even for the ebooks, I used my local library's content. I think Amazon has done an ok job with net neutrality issues from what I've needed it for thus far. It was a little annoying not being able to listen to a streaming podcast and surf another website at the same time on the silk browser so I ended up getting a podcast app.
It is the size of trade paperback so I would get one of those leather covers which gives it some leverage since it begins to feel heavy after reading for an hour.
Also I wish there was a physical home button and volume controls w/o using the touch screen. So for $200 bucks, you can't really go wrong if you are looking for an ereader plus a whole lot of downstream entertainment in the palm of your hand.