Kindle Fire is running Android 2.1 ???

Kindle Fire is running Android 2.1 ???

Amazon is set to shake up the tablet world with its new Kindle Fire tablet. At 199$, it’s an amazing little device with a 7″ inch screen and a dual core processor. I’m not sure if I am a fan of Amazon Silk web browser, which renders web pages using the Ec2 cloud. Seems to me like a privacy issue waiting to happen.

My biggest surprise is that it runs Android 2.1. Really? Android 2.1? A quick look at the Android developer page lists 2.1 as the last supported release of Android. Need a never Android, there is 2.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2. The kindle is 5 versions behind in operating systems.

The Kindle Fire is sure to make a big splash in the tablet market. But why Amazon would use such an antiquated version of Android is beyond me.