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AT&T To Start Selling Amazon Kindles In US Stores, Beginning March 6

• aonic 16y ago
  Could this be a sign of things to come with AT&T's relationship with Apple? The iPad 2 is rumored to include CDMA support, which could mean that like the iPhone 4 recently, the iPad 2 will be sold through Verizon and AT&T. This could be AT&T's way of fighting back by including a non-direct competitor of the iPad into their inventory. Especially with Apple starting to get aggressive in the ebook business.
  • fpgeek 16y ago
    I think you're right that this is a glimpse into the current state of the AT&T / Apple relationship. Beyond AT&T stocking an iPad alternative, I think the Kindle announcement was timed to distract from the iPad 2 announcement as much as possible (even though that isn't much). After all, the news comes a few days before the iPad 2 event and the Kindles go on sale a few days after. Coincidence? I think not.
• mikeknoop 16y ago
  Strange because last I heard, Sprint was providing the wireless network for the Kindle.
  • fpgeek 16y ago
    The Kindle 3G works globally, so it is UMTS. AT&T and T-Mobile are the possible data providers in the US. I guess this move means AT&T is who Amazon went with (which isn't surprising given that their coverage is better than T-Mobile's). Sprint provided the network for an earlier US-only Kindle.