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by fpgeek 5287 days ago
Why wouldn't the next version of the Fire run Windows 8? Here's three reasons:

1. Microsoft's not likely to let Amazon put Amazon put Windows 8 on the next Fire for free.

2. Microsoft will be running the app store for Windows 8 tablets, not Amazon (BTW, do we even know what the in-app purchase rules will be for Windows 8? If they're at all Apple-like, that's a dealbreaker by itself).

3. Windows 8 is likely to have more demanding/expensive hardware requirements than Android