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"but a media consumption device without removable storage is crippled, and crippled for the profit of whomever wants to lock you into their particular "cloud ecosystem"
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This,of course, is merely your opinion.
Ultimately the buyer/user has to make this determination based on their planned usage
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Like myself,for example.
I bought the kindle fire back in Dec 2011
Since then read about 14 Novels none of which were purchased from Amazon
Right now its "loaded" with about two years worth of books ,converted with Calibre for OSX, on my ,to be read, list.
I have about 55 Android 2.3 apps&games installed only ONE was purchased from Amazon all the other are APK's side loaded via USB from my Macbook via another market accessible device.
I do not even use the ugly Stock Amazon interface opting for the customizable GO launcher EX instead
Additionaly because I am running two third party comic book readers(comic reader mobi perfect viewer)
I am a able to leverage my existing comic book collection that has been digitized to CBR format
At the moment I have about 125
unread comics from Marvel ,DC, DarkHorse and a few indie publishers
on my kindle fire and over 1000 sitting on my External Mac Firewire drive waiting to be "rotated in" at some point in the future completely bypassing Amazon's
built in, closed format, internet dependent "comixology" app.
Video??..Sorry I am a CG artist who prefers big budget visual effect movies I have no interest in watching cameron's "Avatar" or "the Avengers" on a seven inch screen.
the only video stored on my FK is my current animation Demo Reel along with my CG illustration portfolio to show potential clients.
I have never "streamed" a video from Amazons "cloud" and likely never will.
and I am NOT "rooted"
My point here is be imaginative& realistic about your personal usage needs& habits.
Android tablets such as the kindle fire are only as "locked into someone's Ecosystem"as much as your mind permits it.