From PC World: Like it or not, Amazon is starting to phase out the Fire TV operating system it’s been using for more than a decade.
On both the new Fire TV Stick HD and the Fire TV Stick 4K Select that launched last fall, Amazon is shipping a new operating system called Vega. Going forward, the company says it won’t launch any new Fire TV Stick models based on its former Android OS, as it’s sticking with Vega going forward.
That’s a problem, because right now Vega is worse than the Android operating system it’s replacing, with a smaller app selection, missing features, and more restrictions. Vega might suit Amazon’s business goals, but there’s little in it for Amazon’s users.
Because Vega isn’t based on Android anymore, streaming services must release entirely new apps to support it.
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