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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Whatever they do, I hope there's at least a WiFi only model. Most people don't need 3G and the fees associated with it.
As to 3G, I don't see why any tablet maker has to partner with a provider. Just include the capability and let the consumers seek out their own plans.
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One of the reasons for partnering with a provider was to bring the initial price of those tablets down into a range that was competitive with the iPad.
When the "no contract" pricing of those tablets were announced, people were quite surprised at how much more expensive they were than the iPad.
I'm curious as to how Amazon produces a tablet. On the one hand, they like to keep things tightly locked down (as is seen by the Kindle). On the other hand, they have a rapidly growing Android market of their own that could really integrate nicely with a rumored Amazon tablet.
Personally, I'd like to see Amazon and B&N team up.