Why Amazon Built a React Native OS: Interview With Giovanni Laquidara @CallstackEngineers
Why Amazon Built a React Native OS: Interview With Giovanni Laquidara @CallstackEngineers
Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
Why did Amazon build a new operating system? Giovanni Laquidara (Amazon) joins us to discuss Vega OS, their new lightweight platform with React Native built in.

He explains that Vega OS has been in development for over three years and is designed to deliver high performance, even on low-end devices. By building React Native into the OS, Amazon is enabling the massive community of RN developers (especially in the TV & media app space) to build for this new platform using the skills they already have.

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