My Fire Stick had become painfully slow. Every time I opened it, scrolling felt sluggish and content took forever to load. I assumed the device was aging poorly or needed replacement.
Over the weekend, Amazon quietly raised prices for nearly all of the devices the company makes, including the Echo Dot, Kindle Paperwhite andFire TV Stick HD. It’s the latest in a series of price increases that have hit nearly every company. You can guess what’s to blame.