Not if Apple released a 8GB Wi-Fi only iPad. It would be akin to the iPhone 3GS that exists along side the iPhone 4G. But in the end I don't think Apple would offer a low priced iPad because they told need to.
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Amazon Set to Unveil $199 'Kindle Fire' Tablet
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Not if Apple released a 8GB Wi-Fi only iPad. It would be akin to the iPhone 3GS that exists along side the iPhone 4G. But in the end I don't think Apple would offer a low priced iPad because they told need to.
But bad for Apple stockholders! Boo!
No thats good, buy buy buy, Apple is cheap right now, $500 by May
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It will run a better os why would you Wang to run the "full" android is, whatever that means
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It will run a better os why would you Wang to run the "full" android is, whatever that means
This might be the first tablet that could give Apple a run for its money! All Apple needs to do is lower the price of the entry-level iPad by at least $100
This might be the first tablet that could give Apple a run for its money! All Apple needs to do is lower the price of the entry-level iPad by at least $100
No they don't. iPad sales keep skyrocketing despite a down economy and $499 entry-level price. It's the Apple premium people are willing to pay.
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Actually yeah the iPad is priced aggressively. Nobody else can make a comparable device with any sort of margin.
That apple makes money on it does not change it. The 499 pricepoint for the iPad is one of the best strategic marketing moves in the history of consumer electronics
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Actually yeah the iPad is priced aggressively. Nobody else can make a comparable device with any sort of margin.
That apple makes money on it does not change it. The 499 pricepoint for the iPad is one of the best strategic marketing moves in the history of consumer electronics
The problem is: What kind of tablet can you build and sell for $199 and make a profit, and what kind of tablet can you build and sell for $499 and make a profit. There is a huge difference in hardware between iPad and this "Kindle Fire", but the PlayBook, like the TouchPad, have hardware that is quite similar to the iPad. You can't build a PlayBook and sell it for $199 and not make a huge loss. At $199, Apple could bankrupt RIM by buying all the PlayBooks until RIM runs out of money
The Kindle Fire hardware is a lot cheaper to build. And Amazon can sell it with very little profit as long as customers buy eBooks from Amazon, something that RIM cannot do.
For movies, 3G is irrelevant. For most people, the cost of playing a 1 GB movie over 3G is extortionate.
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Better OS? It's Android 2.1, which had its fair share of issues btw.
Amazon chose not to include any of the Google apps, so that means it cannot use the Android Market.
This also means it won't get counted by Google.
Not a big deal since 2.1 is easily rooted and you can tweak it to let you side load whatever apps you choose.
No Email
Like some other folks have mentioned, no embedded email client? That seems really... weird.
Like some other folks have mentioned, no embedded email client? That seems really... weird.
This is gonna sell like HOTCAKES
I create content and push the iOS to the limits constantly. I have held off getting an iPad2 because it's not quite there as a laptop replacement and I can already do most of what I want to do on my iPhone4. With a little bigger screen and a little faster processor, I don't even think I'd need an iPad at all. I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised by the iPhone5.
That being said, a larger retina screen, etc. would be nice and am also looking forward to the iPad 3 at some point. Yes, I know that it's not intended to be a laptop replacement, but the fact is... it's very close to becoming one at least for me.
I have seen that many more people than I would have thought... don't use any more apps that came on their iPads or iPhones. For many people out there, just plain ol' browsing, watching movies, listening to music and checking email is all they ever do or even want to do. For them (and there are A LOT of them) this Kindle is going to be just perfect.
I create content and push the iOS to the limits constantly. I have held off getting an iPad2 because it's not quite there as a laptop replacement and I can already do most of what I want to do on my iPhone4. With a little bigger screen and a little faster processor, I don't even think I'd need an iPad at all. I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised by the iPhone5.
That being said, a larger retina screen, etc. would be nice and am also looking forward to the iPad 3 at some point. Yes, I know that it's not intended to be a laptop replacement, but the fact is... it's very close to becoming one at least for me.
I have seen that many more people than I would have thought... don't use any more apps that came on their iPads or iPhones. For many people out there, just plain ol' browsing, watching movies, listening to music and checking email is all they ever do or even want to do. For them (and there are A LOT of them) this Kindle is going to be just perfect.
Who cares? The Android Market is infested with malware. This way people get a locked-down experience that is suitable for most of their everyday needs. Mostly consuming Amazon content, Netflix & eBooks.
The Fire is nice and all but the $199 price is deceptive. To have any constant content on it you have to buy it from Amazon and purchase the yearly $79 Prime membership.
I can see the cost of the Fire rapidly increasing with usage.
I can see the cost of the Fire rapidly increasing with usage.
Not a deal breaker for me.
You can simply download one or use browser based email.
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The kindle being a better reading device doesn't mean people don't want more.
But, all the arguments about e-reader (battery, weight, e-ink) seem to apply to the Fire.
If they could put both a color display and e-ink in the same device, that would be huge.
The kindle being a better reading device doesn't mean people don't want more.
But, all the arguments about e-reader (battery, weight, e-ink) seem to apply to the Fire.
If they could put both a color display and e-ink in the same device, that would be huge.
It is a good ecosystem because it provides hundred of thousands of apps available to the user to buy, alot are even free.
On first impressions I quite like it.
Can be used for surfing the web, playing games, reading/sending e mail, reading books, watching films, playing music, a spattering of apps, up to eight hours battery and all for $199.
All seems good to me.
Can be used for surfing the web, playing games, reading/sending e mail, reading books, watching films, playing music, a spattering of apps, up to eight hours battery and all for $199.
All seems good to me.
Yes, it does seem so at first glance. (Btw, Wal-Mart has a trademark on the very close "1-TOUCH" for its shopping. Other have trademarks on "1-CLICK-FINANCING", "1-CLICK-APPLY" and many other multiple word versions.)
A major factor is that no one filed a protest against Amazon's 1998 "1-CLICK" trademark request, whereas Apple's 2007 "Multi-Touch" had a protest filed against it as soon as possible, which started its reexamination and denials through several appeals.
Ironically, the PTO told Apple that if they had simply waited until they had used "Multi-Touch" for the five years prescribed by law to establish automatic secondary meaning, the trademark might've been granted then. Impatience and greed were also their downfall.
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Re: tablets. I don't see much reason to get Amazon's version instead of the Nook Color, which is very similar and already has full Android ports available, giving kind of the best of both worlds since there is an Android Nook app. Except perhaps for the media plan.
Here's why it will sell at Christmas
It's not about the price or the features.
It's that it fits in the purse. Women will have Amazon shopping spree lunches with their friends. My girlfriend has zero interest in my iPad 2 (and I design a major magazine for it).
This? She'll want it the instant I show her Amazon's video.
It's not about the price or the features.
It's that it fits in the purse. Women will have Amazon shopping spree lunches with their friends. My girlfriend has zero interest in my iPad 2 (and I design a major magazine for it).
This? She'll want it the instant I show her Amazon's video.
I hadn't even bothered looking at the Fire given that it doesn't have electronic ink.
The streaming subscription is the only reason to buy it. A compelling one. What about international customers?
