If the Fire Phone returns, I'm praying Amazon fixes its app store problem first

ZDNET reports that Amazon may be developing a new smartphone, internally called "Transformer", and compares the effort to the unsuccessful 2014 Fire Phone. The article argues Amazon must avoid repeating past mistakes—most importantly by embracing Google services rather than relying solely on the limited Amazon AppStore—and notes Panos Panay as a potentially influential leader on the project while acknowledging the device could still be cancelled.