Driving Lightning

Amazon’s about to discover what Google learned w/Nexus: few people buy new smartphones without being able to try them out first. #ygmd

The Fire phone is an Android phone without any Google apps. I feel like I’m living in China. #ygmd

No pricing advantage for Amazon Fire phone. $199 with 2 year contract just like everyone else.

Amazon Fire phone has a lot of camera hardware and software just to provide a subtle 3D effect. I suspect the 3D is just the initial app.

I’m sorry John Lennon; I couldn’t resist.

Amazon Fire phone: “Imagine there’s no Google. It’s easy if you try. No apps without Amazon. The only button says “Buy”.

That curved 3D clock at the bottom of the Fire phone really is ugly. That’s not a theme I intend to use — ever.

Amazon is turning search from a text-based service into a visual service. Time for Google to revise its 2015 mobile ad forecast again.

Firefly turns your Amazon Fire phone into an Amazon point of sale device, as I had expected.

Glass on the front and back of the Fire phone. The iPhone 4 proved that two surfaces that users can break can be expensive. #ygmd