I'm noticing a lack of Android-ness with the Amazon apps. For example:
I just downloaded the Amazon store on my Nexus One and started downloading Angry Birds Rio. The first thing I noticed is that, while downloading, there's no ongoing notification like the Android Market has. If I navigate away from the Amazon Appstore there's no indication I'm still downloading anything at all. There was also no notification when it finished downloading; I had to manually re-open the Amazon Appstore, then it gave me the standard "installing an app" screen.
Even though I have the Amazon Kindle app installed and syncing, Amazon hasn't set up an entry in the Android "Accounts" list, as the official Twitter and Facebook apps have.
Also, the "menu" widgets are non-standard. This may seem like a minor quibble, but it just adds to the "We're Amazon, we do things our own way" vibe I'm getting.
I still plan on occasionally using the Amazon Appstore, and I can't speak to the "test apps in your browser" functionality yet, but I can't see it replacing the Android Market long-term.
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I'm noticing a lack of Android-ness with the Amazon apps. For example:
I just downloaded the Amazon store on my Nexus One and started downloading Angry Birds Rio. The first thing I noticed is that, while downloading, there's no ongoing notification like the Android Market has. If I navigate away from the Amazon Appstore there's no indication I'm still downloading anything at all. There was also no notification when it finished downloading; I had to manually re-open the Amazon Appstore, then it gave me the standard "installing an app" screen.
Even though I have the Amazon Kindle app installed and syncing, Amazon hasn't set up an entry in the Android "Accounts" list, as the official Twitter and Facebook apps have.
Also, the "menu" widgets are non-standard. This may seem like a minor quibble, but it just adds to the "We're Amazon, we do things our own way" vibe I'm getting.
I still plan on occasionally using the Amazon Appstore, and I can't speak to the "test apps in your browser" functionality yet, but I can't see it replacing the Android Market long-term.