Comments on: Best aspect of Kindle Fire? 7-inch tablet price pressure

By: Sonya

Sonya — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:13:15 +0000

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By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:32:29 +0000

The reason Amazon can afford to sell it at $199 is obvious, they are using this device to expand the reach of their digital media ecosystem, and that’s where the real money is. Most of the tablet makers can’t make this claim, and it’s the real issue with Google’s approach. Samsung doesn’t have an app store, music store, book store, video store, etc, with which to monetize their tablets. They are effectively forking this revenue stream over to Google, in return for what? I don’t know what kind of agreements these manufacturers make with Google, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that the only way these guys will be able to compete with device makers like Amazon and Apple, is if they get a cut of the share from Google’s digital content sales. If they don’t the price pressure exerted from the device makers who *do* control this revenue stream, like Amazon and Apple, will force the sustainable average retail price of tablets into territory that is not profitable for other makers.

The unfortunate flip-side of this coin is that this may cause other manufacturers to attempt to create their own platforms for digital content, or eschew Android completely for an in-house OS, and I don’t know that many of these attempts will be successful. It didn’t work for Palm/HP, and Blackberry’s chance at success is all but gone at this point too.

By: Ruchit Garg

Ruchit Garg — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:51:31 +0000

iPad is for performance seeker and Fire is for value seeker. As you can imagine, there are more value seekers (especially in these times) Fires is going to sell like hot cakes…Best consumer device for the year i guess.

By: ML

ML — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:26:19 +0000

I think Amazon is going to sell a lot of Fires, but it doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for improvement. I think that there will be glaring weaknesses in the Fire once you take it out of home because it’s wifi only and doesn’t have enough capacity to store a lot of content. Apple sells ipads with both 3G and higher storage capacity, so that individuals can choose the model that works for their needs. The future Fire model probably needs either more capacity options or an SD card slot because for people who want to watch video out of home, which I think will be a lot of people, you just can’t do a lot with 8GB capacity.

Just as an aside, I met a lady on the bus who had purchased an ipad, but said she was going to return it because it doesn’t do flash. Her favorite sites run flash and this essentially made the ipad worthless for her. Apple is going to continue to sell millions of ipads, but it doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for improvement or room for other devices.

By: joe patel

joe patel — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:50:52 +0000

9.7 inch is ok. But at 7 inch, magazines need to be heavily reworked to be viewable. That’s why the selection won’t be great. Nook is the most comparable with the kindle and it had been popular for whatever reason. So I don’t think that kindle will be a winner takes all if nook colour is lowering its price to undercut amazon. And don’t forget that a new generation of ipod touch is around the corner. It is even more portable than the fire. The only issue is that it doesn’t have the new car smell.

By: techniciablog

techniciablog — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:48:30 +0000

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By: Paul Callanan

Paul Callanan — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:54:19 +0000

The Kindle Fire is great for Adult’s to give the Children, as it has no Camera, and can not be used to post sensitive or Bullying material on Facebook or other Social Network’s. It can also solve the problem of theft whilst your Child is on the way home from School, due to the price factor. And should encourage READING. Good one Amazon, thumbs up, from :-[ http://vinciazee.yolasite.com ]

By: Paul Callanan

Paul Callanan — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:45:53 +0000

Kindle Fire is a much better option for Parent’s to give their Children, from two Security perspectives. Firstly no Camera means no nasty Photograph’s for Social Network’s, less Cyber bullying, and theft attempt’s as your Child return’s home from School. Figures will show a big uptake, for Kindle Fire.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:24:16 +0000

It means you can surf the web or stream media on a Wi-Fi network, but there’s no 3G or 4G radio when you leave a Wi-Fi hotspot or your home network.

By: Lindsworth Horatio Deer

Lindsworth Horatio Deer — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:27:50 +0000

Finally, a tablet from Amazon to light a fire under Apple. I am so proud right now of them, as they are making CEO Steve jobs (I am stil an apple fan!!!) take back his words about 7″ tablets being stillborn. They are just as relevant and even more so if supported by a purveyor of rich content as is the case with Amazon. My article!!!

http://www.geezam.com/amazon-lights-a-kindle-fire-as-a-gladiator-worthy-of-the-apple-ipad/