What a coincidence. Just yestereday I told my wife that I was surprised that Amazon didn't just give Kindle's away for free. They should have looked at them as just a way to tie you to purchasing books from Amazon.
Ralph On Jan 18, 2011, at 3:35 AM, Carl Jokl 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. > 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.
