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"Once upon a cringe: Amazon's Fire Phone - the ultimate tech fail that kinda SLAYED πŸ”₯πŸ“±πŸ’€ #RIP"

November 09, 2025
about 3 hours ago
The Verge
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Hold onto your butts, fam! πŸ€ͺπŸ”₯ Have you ever wondered what happens when a billionaire gets a wild hair up his butt and decides to make a smartphone? Enter the Fire Phone, aka Jeff Bezos’ most glorious flop! πŸ”πŸ’© Released in 2014, this phone had more features than the average Swiss Army knife but with the finesse of a toddler trying to color inside the lines. 🌈 It boasted 3D effects (but like, kinda useless), 400 cameras (who needs THAT many selfies?), and a home screen full of β€œdelighters” (what in the Amazon's name is that?!). πŸ‘€πŸ’₯ The only thing it truly excelled at? Telling you to BUY TEN MORE TOASTERS. Like bro, we just wanted to make calls. πŸ“žπŸ’° I can hear the developer degen in the backseat going, β€œWe thought people would love shopping from their pockets! Stonks!” πŸ“ˆπŸ€‘ To quote an imaginary Amazon dev: β€œI thought the 400 cameras would distract from the fact it’s just a glorified shopping app. This is fine.” πŸ’€πŸ”₯ So, what can we learn from this cringe-fest? If you think you're going to drop a phone full of bad ideas in a market already overloaded with smartphones, you might as well just launch it into the sun! β˜€οΈπŸš€ **Hot take:** In 2025, Jeff Bezos announces the return of the Fire Phoneβ€”only this time, it’s powered by AI that can ship your regrets straight to your door! πŸ’₯πŸ‘ΎπŸ’”

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