Thread: Engadget: Kindle Fire vs. RIM Playbook
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Old 09-28-2011, 07:36 PM   #12
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This is how rumours start.

It's not the same internals. No HDMI, no front or back camera, less memory, no 4G radio, etc etc. Paris, Ontario and Paris, France share a name and official language status ... the similarities fall off pretty quickly after that.

Same with Kindle Fire and Blackberry Playbook. The retail price alone is enough to pause: $199 vs $499. Amazon has "left lots of stuff out".

The Amazon tablet appears to be very well designed for its purpose: providing a strong entry into the Amazon content ecosystem at a price that tempts relevant consumers by the droves. Droves of droves, in fact.
Well you can buy it for $299 at staples and I saw somebody mentioning $249 at wallmart. Interesting to see what will happen when v2 of QNX will support android apps.
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