Thats my original point. If they can come up with a way to produce it and make money for $250 they have a homerun. Its just that its yet to be done. I hope they do it. It will drive down costs for other options.
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Thats my original point. If they can come up with a way to produce it and make money for $250 they have a homerun. Its just that its yet to be done. I hope they do it. It will drive down costs for other options.
"...But Amazon's ability to integrate its extensive content offerings with a low-cost tablet device has sparked renewed speculation that Apple may finally face a strong challenge in the tablet market."
I had to chuckle when I read this. I hope it's true, but I will believe it when I see it.
I had to chuckle when I read this. I hope it's true, but I will believe it when I see it.
Actually, isn't it AT&T Whispernet in the US that is used to provide the free 3G ?
Wrong.
True.. they ARE a great online store with a huge selection...
But,
They also have Apps , Books , AWS service, cloud storage, and a bunch of other stuff I bet you didn't know about.
Hell, I don't even know half the stuff they do but I had a really cool conversation with a resource development agent for Amazon and this thing is going to be big.
Only a fool would come to the table with less to offer at this point.
That strategy has proven fatal and I think everyone knows how formidable Apple is at this point.
And one thing history has shown is that Amazon is no Fool ! ! !
the amazon arrow looks like a penis........
subliminal marketing dude....its in advertising 101 LOL!
I am going to go ahead and assume this tablet is not planned to compete to directly with the iPad. It is, however going to put a serious hurt on the Nook Color. It will essentially be the same thing (a custom android build with an emphasis on reading) except that unlike the Nook Color, this will have Amazons awesome music, movies, and app store to back it up.
This is the direction an Android tablet maker needed to go in order to make a successful tablet.
This is the direction an Android tablet maker needed to go in order to make a successful tablet.
You're right... "AT&T provides the wireless 3G service for Kindle, a job originally held by Sprint when the Kindle first appeared."
A few thoughts...
I have yet to see anything from amazon point that this is an "iPad" competitor. I only see analysts saying that. This is just a low end entry point tablet, just like all the other BUT the store integration is a step from apples playbook, no pun intended. I only see this being, for people who are cheap they'll buy this, but then again, they wouldn't buy the iPad anyways, so amazon is trying to take out the low end share to leave it between Apple and Amazon. One thing personally I think is a fail is the 7". I can't stand these small "tablets". Frick'n A, samsung and others made fun of apple for having a "large iPod touch" (3.5" to 10") when they have 4.2" phones and 7" tablets, 3" difference vs. 6.5" difference from iPhone to iPad. Who's the idiot swallowing their own crap they dished out earlier? Anyways, I see it selling decently for those who love kindle but want something a little more, this is it. For those of us techies out there, this might serve the purpose for some, but a poll from large consumer base, I think most want iPad. Why? To replace the laptop they use to surf and email. I know that's all we used my wifes macbook for, so iPad replaced it. 2 iPhones, iPad, and iMac. Happy household here.
I have yet to see anything from amazon point that this is an "iPad" competitor. I only see analysts saying that. This is just a low end entry point tablet, just like all the other BUT the store integration is a step from apples playbook, no pun intended. I only see this being, for people who are cheap they'll buy this, but then again, they wouldn't buy the iPad anyways, so amazon is trying to take out the low end share to leave it between Apple and Amazon. One thing personally I think is a fail is the 7". I can't stand these small "tablets". Frick'n A, samsung and others made fun of apple for having a "large iPod touch" (3.5" to 10") when they have 4.2" phones and 7" tablets, 3" difference vs. 6.5" difference from iPhone to iPad. Who's the idiot swallowing their own crap they dished out earlier? Anyways, I see it selling decently for those who love kindle but want something a little more, this is it. For those of us techies out there, this might serve the purpose for some, but a poll from large consumer base, I think most want iPad. Why? To replace the laptop they use to surf and email. I know that's all we used my wifes macbook for, so iPad replaced it. 2 iPhones, iPad, and iMac. Happy household here.
I'm assuming a color LCD display since it's announced as a tablet. So basically Amazon wants to compete with the iPad instead of trying to make a good color e-reader product.
Sorry, but it's not an iPad and it doesn't have a color e-ink display. I'll pass.
Sorry, but it's not an iPad and it doesn't have a color e-ink display. I'll pass.
I wonder if this uses the Pixel QI technology we've been hearing so much about that no one seems to be using yet. Basically, e-ink display for reading books (which is superior to LCD for that particular function) and a full on LCD display for movies/apps.
http://www.pixelqi.com/products
We have the "best of both worlds" tech
Well, it is the strong point of the Kindle. Of course, it depends what they're aiming this tablet at exactly.
If they do, the anti-trust lawyers will get a lot of business, from both the government, Apple as well as the competitors. I hope Apple does not go that route. Instead, I want Amazon to release a Super-Kindle app that does all the things that you can do with a Kindle Tablet.
I do not think Amazon wants to be in the hardware business. They are a retailer and a vendor of streaming media and what they do would be about boosting all that. So, bundling all that interface in an iOS app would be a very reasonable thing to do. Apple should love it since it increases iOS device sales and Amazon should love it because they get their content sold.
Boom!
Couple days later, boom here comes the new iPad with retina display. Then everybody forgets what Amazon had just released. LOL!
This is good competition is healthy looking forward what Amazon might bring to the table. Hopefully a hybrid display for regular tablet and book reader, I'm sold!
Couple days later, boom here comes the new iPad with retina display. Then everybody forgets what Amazon had just released. LOL!
This is good competition is healthy looking forward what Amazon might bring to the table. Hopefully a hybrid display for regular tablet and book reader, I'm sold!
Well, Amazon's kind of a big deal. They've sold millions of Kindles (which *is* an iPad competitor in some ways).
Barnes & Noble's tablet has been pretty darn successful as well (they've sold millions). My friend and I both have a Nook Color. People have been waiting to see what Amazon has up their sleeves for months now. They've been slow to fight Apple, and B&N even 1-upped them by bringing out a tablet first.
It's an interesting race. Lots of people care.
the amazon arrow looks like a penis........
WTF?
It's a grinning (almost smirking) mouth, and you see a penis?
It's not free...you have to buy a truly cripple and inferior product, and actually use it. I don't consider that free.
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I hope they didnt change the interface to coverflow to avoid getting sued because apple owns a patent on the coverflow interface as well. they may get sued for that btw. apple will protect its property and that itunes coverflow was specifically bought and patented by apple
The *only* value-added advantage of an Amazon tablet would be the ability to stream Amazon Prime video content. If you can't do that on this tablet, it's really worthless.
I'm 100% certain that there is a market for what Amazon comes out with...a cheap, barely usable tablet that connects to (what passes for) Amazon's "ecosystem" of mp3 buyers and book readers.
It's a small, small market. About the size of the Kindle market. 3-4 million over the next 5 years. Hardly a speed bump to Apple's market share.
It's a small, small market. About the size of the Kindle market. 3-4 million over the next 5 years. Hardly a speed bump to Apple's market share.