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I think the iPad will soon have a serious competitor. Reports suggest that Amazon will release a tablet of its own in the fourth quarter, though I don't think they've confirmed that themselves. Speculation is that it will be of the smaller variety (i.e. have a 7" screen) and that they will offer it at a fairly low price. My guess is, and others are predicting, that Amazon could have immediate success where most others have struggled.
Amazon has demonstrated that it is willing to essentially give hardware away in order to create vehicles through which it can sell content, and its shown that it can succeed with that model. It wouldn't surprise me if they did much the same with tablets and focused a lot of effort on selling content (e.g. apps, music, books, magazines, video) to tablets through their own store.
At any rate, if you are in the market for, but not time-pressed about, a tablet, this may be something to consider. I'm sure you can use Google to find out what is being said about the possibility of an Amazon tablet in the near term.
Amazon has demonstrated that it is willing to essentially give hardware away in order to create vehicles through which it can sell content, and its shown that it can succeed with that model. It wouldn't surprise me if they did much the same with tablets and focused a lot of effort on selling content (e.g. apps, music, books, magazines, video) to tablets through their own store.
At any rate, if you are in the market for, but not time-pressed about, a tablet, this may be something to consider. I'm sure you can use Google to find out what is being said about the possibility of an Amazon tablet in the near term.
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