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fjtorres · 09-09-2012, 08:39 AM

Some people see tablets as computers and measure them by PC guidelines; CPU. GPU, RAM, storage.
But Bezos made it clear right up front: Fire isn't a product, (or a computer) but instead a service conduit.
People who buy Fire's are buying the services and access to the content those services offer.
(Just as XBOX buyers are buying XBOX live and all it brings to the living room. And Kindle reader buyers are buying access to the Kindle store, Whispernet, etc)

If the hardware is all you care about, then...
"Move along, move along... There is nothing to see here."

Or as James Bond would say, "Live and let die."

09-09-2012, 08:39 AM	#22
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Some people see tablets as computers and measure them by PC guidelines; CPU. GPU, RAM, storage. But Bezos made it clear right up front: Fire isn't a product, (or a computer) but instead a service conduit. People who buy Fire's are buying the services and access to the content those services offer. (Just as XBOX buyers are buying XBOX live and all it brings to the living room. And Kindle reader buyers are buying access to the Kindle store, Whispernet, etc) If the hardware is all you care about, then... "Move along, move along... There is nothing to see here." Or as James Bond would say, "Live and let die." Last edited by fjtorres; 09-09-2012 at 08:42 AM.