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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
Of course they can't. Can they even make money at $250? I'm not talking about granny cookbook readers like the Nook Color, but tablets with modern hardware and performance. And that's assuming people ever start wanting to buy them.
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I've seen this type of sentiment a few times recently. You realize the nook color is just a hair's breadth from the Galaxy Tab
in terms of specs, right? It is becoming dated as the cutting edge bar inevitably inches higher, but it still isn't a granny cookbook reader and it had modern hardware and performance at launch.
Even at that, pricing in the $250 range surely requires subsidy. B&N tried to lock things down to their eco-system while Amazon's offerings are compelling enough that they probably won't have to use a lock to make a profit off books, music and videos purchased by their tablet buyers.