Oh you've seen the exact specs and display on the iPad Mini...please do tell and show us.
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Amazon Introduces 8.9-Inch and 7-Inch Kindle Fire HD at $299 and $199, Updated Kindle Fire Drops to $159
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Oh you've seen the exact specs and display on the iPad Mini...please do tell and show us.
I had the same attitude a couple of months ago but after trying the Nexus7 I'm a little more tolerant of it. At the price point of ~$200 it doesn't bother me. Besides, it reduces weight which is definitely a plus.
However, I would not consider a full sized (~10"), full priced (~$500+) tablet that's made of plastic.
What an excellent blind judgement
That's precisely what I hate about people who claim that Apple stuff is "crap".It has a much better screen and faster processor too. I am never sure what people expect product upgrades to do. Most of the presentation was about software updates.
Yeah....because of all the google phones and microsoft phones.....yeah....they build those.....
If it has a retina display, they are going to be charging $399 for it, and not a penny less.
They aren't going to sell a retina ipad for $299 and a non-retina for $399. Doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
I think the superior speakers are the most interesting feature here, pretty neat.
But Amazon had to do this. Their traditional retail business is being eroded by digital distribution, which is becoming a much more competitive market: fewer barriers for distributors, and Amazon doesn't enjoy nearly as much market power.
Bezos was right to get into this market aggressively, but he is playing catch-up. Steve was working on this in the early 2000s. The first ebook attempt died in 2001, so Amazon was focused on basically dominating publishers and BN for the next 6-7 years.
Amazon is only closed with respect to its version of android, but the popular thing about amazon is the openness of their ecosystem compared to apple's. For example, I buy apps from the app store for my ipad, but I (personally) never purchase books, movies or music from itunes. I do that from amazon, because I know I can read, watch, listen, on any device (including just about tv)... even if I move away from the apple ecosystem.
relative to the size, it's probably retina quality by Apple's PPI standards.
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the innovation in LTE data pricing and competitive hardware pricing
Well yeah, it's bigger, I hope it has a better screen and processor! I want it to be more that just a larger Fire? The way Apple updates products to DO something NEW?
Exactly. That doesn't mean I wouldn't or don't buy Apple products. But media is a safer bet through Amazon. Proprietary or not.
It still comes down to software and the Kindle Fire UI is a piss poor performer. Funny the did not mention other data plans. You might have to pay $50 once you go over the limits like other prepaid data plans which would be horrible.
Aahhh so all those cheap Chinese knockoff tablets are actually "innovative" and not just pieces of junk.
Good to know.
They are not going to be charging $399 for the iPad Mini with Retina in the SFF market.
You sound like the same people that said the iPad was going to cost $1000.
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Are you still pretending you know what the iPad Mini has as a display?
At least my argument is bound in fact. What's your's based on?
It also has a front facing camera.
I'm not sure what exactly you want. Most/all of the updating to the fire is similar to what Apple has done from the iPad 1 to 2...
I would be surprised if Apple released something that low res. It would mark an irrefutable demarkation between the Jobs and Cook eras.
So, Apple does NEW and Amazon does not. Then how come Fire HD is as good as iPad (even better if the data plan is taken into consideration)?
I'd hesitate to say that selling at a loss is innovation.
Re: Sony Playstation 3 (near its introduction), Nexus 7, etc.