Amazon Reportedly Plans Smartphone 78
AlistairCharlton writes "Online retailer Amazon is developing its own smartphone to take on the Apple iPhone and handsets that run the Google Android operating system, according to media reports 'Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (2038), the Chinese mobile- phone maker, is working with Amazon on the device, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. Amazon is seeking to complement the smartphone strategy by acquiring patents that cover wireless technology and would help it defend against allegations of infringement, other people with knowledge of the matter said.'"
Re:Patents (Score:5, Funny)
maybe amazon should hire some engineers and make something new?
oh wait, that's going to take years and they need something this quarter
It's going to be GREAT!!!! (Score:5, Funny)
It's going to be a great smartphone, it will be very smart, every pixel on it will be personally supervised by Bezos and you'll be able to use the smartphone for everything!
You can browse Amazon with it.
You can email to Amazon with it.
You can buy from Amazon with it.
You can sell on Amazon with it.
You can Amazon the Amazon with it.
It's so great, that they will put Amazon into Amazon because they heard that you like to Amazon while you Amazon.
Re:It's going to be GREAT!!!! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I dont have a smart phone. (Score:5, Funny)
Virgin Mobile.
Re:Patents (Score:5, Funny)
That is the same reason I won't use Android. Google is a marketing company, nothing more.
For the record, I won't use Apple products either.
Let me guess, you only trust phones from RIM, a company that can neither market nor innovate!
OMG (Score:4, Funny)
They are going to patent 'One-Click Dialling'!!!
Re:It's going to be GREAT!!!! (Score:5, Funny)
It's so great, that they will put Amazon into Amazon because they heard that you like to Amazon while you Amazon.
That's Amazong!