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TL;DR
- Amazon has revealed it created a new OS for its Fire TV Stick 4K Select to counter piracy.
- The new Vega OS prevents users from installing unauthorized apps on their TV Sticks.
- While Fire TV OS has traditionally been based on Android, the new OS is based on Linux to prevent sideloading of piracy-related apps.
Amazon has been widely criticized for a loose-handed approach towards piracy by allowing illegal streaming apps to exist on its platform. Following this criticism, it started booting a…
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