[ozkhan1]

Sorry if this has been mentioned, but I didn't find it... If you install XBMC on this device, will it still be able to update its software without requiring a reinstall of XBMC?

I don't see why the firetv won't update when amazon releases updates. XBMC is just installed as if you were developing an app and testing it. That shouldn't stop anything that amazon wants to do. The bigger question is when amazon does update the firmware, is it going to remove all side loaded apps or will it leave them alone.

That is my biggest concern. Especially if the device is a big hit (which I think it will be) and all these content providers as always want to crack down on the freeware, Amazon may put some locks in place and ruin it for us XBMC fans.

Remember how the first gen PS3 allowed you to install Linux on it? And then after a while came the update and it was blocked out.