Amazon Could Have Put the Hurt on Other Android Phone Makers, But Didn’t | Re/code

Another take on Fire Phone pricing

"“Amazon didn’t start a tablet price war on Day 1,” Feibus said. “That came a year later, when it introduced the 2nd generation Fire tablets.”

Feibus said that Amazon may be looking to keep sales of the first phone modest until it ensures it has something customers really like.

“So other Android phone makers may be breathing a sigh of relief today,” he said. “But they’d better keep looking over their shoulders. This thing isn’t over. Not by a long shot.”"

Amazon Could Have Put the Hurt on Other Android Phone Makers, But Didn’t | Re/code