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Originally Posted by afv011
With the kindle fire at 199, even 299 is way overpriced (the hardware is very similar between these 2 devices). The kindle has set a new price point, and everybody else will have to play ball, or exit the market. Well, maybe not Apple, there's always people willing to pay more for their products as long as they have an apple logo, ( even when it's just a block of wood). I know, I know, old news... |
I think the price-point forcing others to "play ball" is still really yet to be seen. It hasn't even shipped yet. Though the pre-order numbers are looking nice, it's going to take the actual launch and the reception of the Fire to really say that others are going to struggle to compete.