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Originally Posted by RockdaMan
Ok, I read it and it's not different from anything else that any of the other tech sites have written. We don't need another me-too Android tablet. They can just do the apps instead of hardware for those (and they have).
If there is a part of the market that is under-served it is competition for the iPod Touch... which makes up a significant portion of iOS sales.
Unlikely, but gimme feature and price parity device with the iPod Touch (ok...a slightly bigger screen  ) and the always on 3G of the Kindle 3G and I'd buy one tomorrow. |
You might want to keep an eye on Samsung, they are releasing a 4" and 5" Super AMOLED device this summer that is geared to go head to head with the iPod Touch.
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Originally Posted by RockdaMan
My point was that Amazon did it in house (as in house as a subsidiary can be). I can't see why a tablet would be any different.
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Speed to enter a new space. They might not have the Android expertise and tablet expertise to enter this space in a timly manner. Partnering up with sombody who does will allow them to enter this space running.