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Old 02-16-2012, 10:41 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by scrapking View Post
Keep in mind that the Kindle Fire is a loss leader, whereas the iPad is a high-margin money maker by comparison. It's easy to take markesthare with a loss leader, but harder to convert that into profit through add-on sales (though it's definitely possible).
Can't remember where I saw it here, but someone had this to say about the Fire and iPad.

Fire - hardware is used to promote sale of content (apps, movies, music, etc.)

iPad - iTunes (movies, music, apps, etc.) is used to generate hardware sales.
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