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Bloomberg reports that Amazon is currently working with Foxconn on a new smartphone product, one that would compete head-to-head with the iPhone and Android devices.
A smartphone would give Amazon a wider range of low-priced hardware devices that bolster its strategy of making money from digital books, songs and movies. It would help Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos -- who made a foray into tablets with the Kindle Fire -- carve out a slice of the market for advanced wireless handsets.
Amazon is also said to be looking to acquire a portfolio of wireless technology patents that would help it stand up to competitors in the market.
Amazon has already generated a considerable amount of interest with its Kindle Fire tablet, a heavily-customized Android device launched late last year. By adding a smartphone to the mix, Amazon would have mobile devices in several different form factors to help spur consumption of the company's extensive library of digital content.
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It has to be a viable alternative in order to be considered healthy competition
That remains to be seen
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of course they will use android. A heavily modded version like their Fire
Phone is going to be just one of several communication apps on the device.