Those tablets are pretty poor though. The kindle is a dedicated reading device with a solid ecosystem. The price will drop on a kindle, but i guess that a new version similar to the nook colour will come out at some point, but i think that amazon will think twice about entering the tablet market with the frenzy that is currently going on.
shaine On 18 January 2011 11:35, Carl Jokl <carl.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > I own a Kindle and have been fairly happy with it. I knew what it was > and what it would do before I bought it and so accept it for what it > is. > > The Kindle (wifi only) retails in the UK for £111. I got a news-shot > email from my local computer supplier showing a 7" Android tablet for > about £140. Considering how much more capable this Android tablet is > than the Kindle it makes the Kindle look pretty expensive for what it > is. I was surprised perhaps because I knew tablets were coming but > wasn't really expecting the price to be that low (perhaps given the > iPads and even historically the older tablet computers tended to be in > laptop price territory). > > Do you think these new Android tablets will force Amazon to cut the > price of the Kindle? Is there anything about the Kindle which > justifies the price relative to an Android tablet? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
