[HankMcCoy]

Nokia produced the best mobile phones back in the day, solid quality and fair price. They just missed the smartphone trend and when they still could get back they refused to be mere "hardware-producers" and out of pride they didn't cooperate with Android.

So in no way Amazon and Nokia are comparable.

The only thing I don't like about the Kindle Fire is that (although Android is used) the Android-Market will not be useable

[ConstantineXVI]

I'm actually glad the Fire won't have the Market on it. Presuming it does sell like hotcakes; the Fire (and any related Amazon devices) becomes incentive for Google to ensure that Android stays open. Forcing a fork (by closing the source) would shatter the Android developer community; bigger devs have to use more resources to stay compatible with both sides, smaller ones have to choose a side, and some would decide to leave altogether for a more stable platform. Even if Google "won" the fork, they can't afford to send developers away.

Flip side, there's the possibility that this is exactly the scenario Amazon is hoping for.