Rumor: Amazon Tablet to Cost Much Less Than the iPad
While we anxiously await what Apple has up its sleeve in the next iPhone, another tech giant seems to have something coming down their respective pipeline. According to the New York Post, Amazon is planning to release their own version of a tablet in September or October. The kicker though? The company is reportedly planning to release it for "hundreds less" than Apple's entry-level iPad 2.
According to the report, aggressive pricing is a crucial factor in Amazon's hopeful success within the tablet market. BGR also notes that Amazon is working on two tablets - one, being dubbed "Coyote," which is to be an entry-level dual-core version and the other, a high-end quad-core, named "Hollywood." One of the versions is to be revealed in the coming weeks. The tablets are expected to feature Android, and may come heavily customized, including integration of the Amazon Appstore, the Kindle eBook store, Amazon's Cloud Drive service and more.
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brandonwalkermedia
August 26, 2011 at 7:41pm
have we not already heard this? also amazon do you think you can get DEV's like myself to develop for a company who multiple fails vs. a company that has over 90% market share.
Question for anyone to respond to:
imagine yourself as a small Developer (that makes $1,000,000 a year before taxes) as 78% are.
Would you choose to make an app for a device with 90% market share or one with less then (if that) 10% that also tends to let people make free knockoffs of your apps? Also remember you have a family and employes with families.
2. Cheap is not better take for best example a free droid (without contract) vs. a $200 Droid (with contract) in less then a month your cheaper Droid is outdated & usually not supported by new apps, however your more costly Droid will still be updated for about 3-5 more months (for clarification Droids are NOT a good choice)
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