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Originally Posted by SCION
I caved. Renewed today for $39. Too good to pass up, and I need more stuff PRONTO!!!  |
I have to think that they will do something for existing prime members...at least extend the prime membership by an additional year...
Re: Apps - I kind of wonder whether, as the tablet market matures, Apps are becoming (or will become) less important.
I like my iPad a lot, I use it every day, or almost every day, and I'm happy that there are so many apps for it. But more than 90% of my time on the tablet is spent: (1) using the browser; (2) watching videos (including using netflix); or (3) using mail. Other than netflix, I think the only 3d party app I've used with any regularity is the Kindle App - and I really don't read on my iPad very much.
I use apps on my iPhone more often, at least in part because it's often harder to use websites on the phone, and in another part because when I want to play a quick game for 5-10 minutes, I'm usually waiting somewhere with my phone.
So I think that it is possible that Amazon can position its tablet to be popular without easy access to 1000s of apps if it focuses on making the browser/video player/mail program/e-reader work *perfectly*, focuses on being an *Amazon* tablet that does a very things very well; and doesn't try to position itself as a "general purpose" tablet like the iPad.
"The Amazon Kindle Tablet: no, you can't play "World of Goo," but you can start watching thousands of free movies and TV shows from Amazon...in under a minute!" [Show someone starting to watch a free streaming video instantly on their Amazon Tablet, then cut to someone with an iPad paying $4 and waiting 2 hours for the same video to download from iTunes].