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fjtorres · 01-05-2011, 05:03 PM

1- Yes, Amazon could use a *multimedia* tablet device as a flagship vehicle for their media content much as Kindle is a flagship for their reading apps and ebookstore.

2- No, I would *not* expect that device, if they choose to launch it, to bear the Kindle name. Amazon understands brand power quite well (hence the Kindle branding on their readers and apps) so it is unlikely they'll tie their reader's brand to a media or webpad product.

3- It may be that they, correctly, expect that online sales of software will start to eat into the boxed-software sales part of their business and want to get their foot in the door. Since the app store is *not* explicitly limited to Android apps, I expect they intend to host third-party PC apps (much as Steam does) and might seek deals for the upcoming Maemo, WebOS, and Blackberry platforms.

In other words; just because they're getting into Android App sales does not mean they're buying into the android hardware business nor that they will be limiting themselves to Android apps alone.

01-05-2011, 05:03 PM	#8
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	1- Yes, Amazon could use a multimedia tablet device as a flagship vehicle for their media content much as Kindle is a flagship for their reading apps and ebookstore. 2- No, I would not expect that device, if they choose to launch it, to bear the Kindle name. Amazon understands brand power quite well (hence the Kindle branding on their readers and apps) so it is unlikely they'll tie their reader's brand to a media or webpad product. 3- It may be that they, correctly, expect that online sales of software will start to eat into the boxed-software sales part of their business and want to get their foot in the door. Since the app store is not explicitly limited to Android apps, I expect they intend to host third-party PC apps (much as Steam does) and might seek deals for the upcoming Maemo, WebOS, and Blackberry platforms. In other words; just because they're getting into Android App sales does not mean they're buying into the android hardware business nor that they will be limiting themselves to Android apps alone.