It's hard to believe that there have been no serious competitors to the iPad in the nearly 18 months since it was introduced. Today we may have the first as Amazon unveiled the Kindle Fire.
"How," you ask, "can a tablet with only 8 gigs of memory, barely 10,000 available apps, and no camera or microphone be considered competition?" Two words: Amazon and $199.
Amazon is a known and trusted brand. People will give them an opportunity just because it's them. But Amazon has even one upped that by wrapping the entire Kindle Fire around their services. Books, movies, music, cloud storage - all easily accessible through your Amazon account.
$199 is a great price; nay, a fantastic price. It's less than half the price of an iPad. Everyone knows Apple makes great products and that they are priced with that quality in mind. But this... this is a game changer. This is where families take their first foray into the tablet market; this is where it becomes more than just an item to show off; this is where the tablet becomes the next Walkman.
I know what I'll be asking for this Christmas
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