They started it up in 2011 as an alternative to the Google Play store, frankly I'm surprised that it's still going. This mainly affects their Fire devices.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/appstore/android/faq
https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/20/1245240/amazon-to-shut-down-android-appstore
https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/appstore/android/faq
https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/20/1245240/amazon-to-shut-down-android-appstore
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Date: 2025-02-20 06:36 pm (UTC)I wasn't even aware it was still around. I used it once long long ago, when they a promo where the full version of Accuweather was free. 'course, when I got a new phone, it went back to the regular free version.
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Date: 2025-02-20 10:09 pm (UTC)I was rather surprised, too.