[smtddr]

>>(I have a rooted Kindle Fire that's still running GB, and there's nothing I can do to change that)

Well, ...not _nothing_

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26920609

...but I understand that only techies dare to go download random images from the interwebz and attempt flashing their device. Personally, my Kindle Fire is running this SimpleCM9 Android 4.0.4 quite well.

[lelandbatey]

Well I'll be. I guess I hadn't taken a look at what's being done to modify the Kindle Fire in a while, I shouldn't have doubted someone would build a newer ROM for it :)

Thanks for that link!