Amazon’s Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps
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Vega OS is finally here: On Tuesday, Amazon officially unveiled its new, custom-built Vega entertainment devices operating system with the launch of the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, a new streaming stick that comes with Vega preinstalled.
The Fire TV Stick 4K Select was announced alongside multiple new Fire TVs, which all still run Amazon's forked version of Android. Supporting both platforms can be a headache for developers; I'm hearing that some major publishers have been hesitan ...