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Originally Posted by captkjaneway
Fair point - but I meant generally.........what can an Amazon Android tablet give me over a Samsung/Acer/Asus/Blackberry/HP/a Shanzhen special which can all cost less and can all have the Amazon software on it?
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I can't answer about you in particular, but, from just a business standpoint, they probably have mixed feelings about satisfying the existing customer base.
Sure, some of us buy a heck of a lot of ebooks. But those same customers tend to be, well, older, patient, and smart shoppers. The black and white Kindle couldn't lock out public library borrowing forever, and when that lock out ends, the existing customer base will instantly become less valuable. So Amazon cannot, and will not, be loyal to their existing customers.
Maybe I'm saying this because I'm older than most, and more inclined to Project Gutenberg than most, but Amazon managers would be fools not to fear being pegged as a manufacturer of computers for old fogies. They must be praying they can get that tablet out in time before their products get pegged as the Oldsmobiles of the computer world.
As for me, when my 3G K3 wears out, I expect to have the option of buying a replacement, in close to new condition, for a reasonable price, through eBay, Amazon, or successor. Whether I will want to depends on how long the infrastructure that makes the Kindle great lasts. That means the New York Times $1.99 a month breaking news blog, ReadingTheNet.com, klip.me, and, especially, Calibre.