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Originally Posted by stonetools
I will agree that apps are crucial to the mobile device experience. I disagree, however, that app store size is all important. IMO, a well-run, highly curated app store of 50,000 apps may offer a better UX than a sprawling, unorganized mess of a store with 300,000 apps, the majority of which are fart apps, copycats and malware. This is what Google Market has devolved into, and there are even hard core geeks out there who hope that the Amazon App store will be a quality alternative to Google Market.
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I think both attributes are necessary. The app store has to be well-curated, but it's also got to have lots of apps. Obviously, being well-curated isn't a big help if you don't have a lot to offer in the first place.
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Originally Posted by stonetools
I agree with you that TM is wrong about people just wanting a cheapo, low power tablet. The average Ipad user does a lot of multimedia on their tablet.
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Actually, I think some people
might want a cheapo tablet. I'm perfectly fine with mine, for example. My point was more that people who want a cheapo tablet can already get one. And while my tablet can use the Amazon Instant Video store, It's not really a pleasant experience to watch the videos on the tablet. So I think if Amazon wants to sell those kinds of things through the tablet, it's got to be at least Nook Color quality or better. That's a crowded field, I think.
The other thing they can try to do is hit one out of the park and put together an ultra-high spec tablet that surpasses the iPad (like the Xoom, only hopefully better). They could possibly choose to do that, but that's a lot more difficult to do successfully than to release a "me too" tablet and hope for the best.