You're FIRE-D: Amazon quietly extinguishes its failed smartphone

The saga of Amazon's star-crossed Fire Phone looks to have ended, at last. The device, which was launched to much hype in June 2014, is now listed as "currently unavailable" on Amazon's e-commerce sites. A note on the Fire Phone's official product page says, "We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock" – and you …

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Too lazy to look but I wonder who sold more and who lost more the Amazon phone or the Facebook phone? My guess is Amazon wins on both accords as selling at a loss seems to come natural to them. Still both probably sold more at launch than the Kin line did over its entire fruit fly like lifespan.

[Gio Ciampa]

Got to generate a loss for tax purposes from somewhere...

[Unicornpiss]

It didn't look that bad

There were some innovative features there. Really for me the deal breaker was the Fire OS that both spys on your and shamelessly markets to you. (and I am a long time Amazon Prime customer) If you could get it with Cyanogen or even just base unadulterated Android, I'd have been happy to own one.

[Known Hero]

screwed us big time :/

Sold us a phone phone without contract, refused to unlock it from the O2 network, both parties blame each other :(

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: screwed us big time :/

What happened then when you threatened to send in the lawyers?

[Known Hero]

Re: screwed us big time :/

not their problem :/

really just couldn't be arsed tbh, now its a toy for the 4 yo

[Drudgery Leak]

Dear Jeff

we don't love you or your products. Your on-line shop is very convenient and comprehensive. That is all.

thx,

[steward]

Amazon screws a great idea up - again

We've got Apple apps. We've got Android apps. We've got WinPhone apps.

How many app developers were going to write for a specialty Android fork (that is, FireOS)? Answer: Not many.

I finally upgraded from a dumphone to a smartphone. I would have gone for the Amazon phone except for one thing: Amazon cripples so many Android apps, it's app-surd. Very annoying too. There are so many basic functionality apps out there that my Kindle Fire tablet won't run.

Amazon, once again: trying to eat the whole thing, only to starve in the midst of plenty.