Android App Stores: Confusing, Yet Awesome!
Amazon Appstore
As analysts predicted, Amazon released their Android app store earlier this week. Yet despite fears of confusion in the plethora of third party app marketplaces, the Amazon store has done well to impress. What truly shines for Amazon’s store is their exclusive deals. Not only are they the only one to carry the new Angry Birds Rio game (for free), they also offer a daily free app deal where a paid app can be “bought” free of charge. So far, the app deals have been fairly prominent “premium” apps, including Shazam and Doodle Jump. It’s a very enticing offer that gets users going back to the store each day.
There is a slight amount of setup required, however, although it’s much easier than it first appears. AT&T customers aside (who are restricted), users will have to first allow the phone to sideload apps – that means allowing the phone to install apps outside the official Android store. After that, log into the Amazon.com (on your desktop browser), install the Amazon Appstore app, and you should be fairly set. It can take a few frustrating minutes to set up, but once done, it’s time well spent.
Check it out now on http://www.amazon.com/
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