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The funny thing is that plain old Android tablets just aren't selling like crazy. They're all basically the same, with nothing to grab the buyer's attention. It struck me the other day that in the mass population the consumer can't decide which Android tablet is the best one to get - it's just too confusing. And hence the easy out of buying an iPad which everyone sees as a "good buy" with a high confidence that the product will be well supported (by Apple and the third party apps and accessories).
I wouldn't be surprised if the Fire sells very well because of all the layers and the Amazon/Kindle brand. Yes, it'll be an Android tablet, but Amazon may have found a secret recipe for successfully distinguishing the Fire from the Android competition.
I looked into the RIM Playbook in the last couple of days, given the hardware similarity and the presence of all the hardware missing on the Fire. However, the RIM forums are rife with user complaints about the poor support in software. RIM simply doesn't support their tablet so no wonder it's not selling. It's half-assed (not to mention hugely expensive).
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