Posted on Monday, September 09 2013 @ 13:24 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Amazon officially dispelled rumors about
a free smartphone. The online shopping giant said it won't launch a smartphone this year, and that if it did launch one in the future, it would not be free.
A spokesman for Amazon.com Inc. said Sunday the online retail giant won’t launch a smartphone this year, and that if it did launch one in the future, it “would not be free.”
The statement by Amazon came 48 hours after we reported that the company was considering introducing a smartphone for free to consumers, according to people with knowledge of its smartphone development efforts.
Source: Jessica Lessin
