Thread: Engadget:amazon tablet shipping '11
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Old 05-06-2011, 12:36 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by bhartman36 View Post
Amazon can sell content to anyone with any tablet (Android, Windows 7, and WebOS). Unless they can come up with something more unique than the Amazon logo to put on it, they stand a real chance of getting creamed in the tablet market. And it would be for nothing, because they can already sell their media on all the popular platforms.

If they were going to produce a reasonably-priced device with a Mirasol display, I might be willing to believe it would be a success. But another "me too" tablet? I just don't think it's worth it.
As far as I can tell, they are going to be offering something unique, a color lcd screen that performs well in sunlight. (Advanced fringe field switching (AFFS))
If they can pull this off, then this can be a real contender. Especially if they elect to price it at a similar price to the nook.
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