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The Kindle Fire is going to compete nicely with the iPad at $199. However being an iPad Killer, is just wishful thinking. Being an iPad Competitor is probably m

The Kindle Fire is going to compete nicely with the iPad at $199. However being an iPad Killer, is just wishful thinking. Being an iPad Competitor is probably more realistic.

floatboth 15y ago
Kindle Fire isn't a direct competitor. It's a device for consuming content from Amazon. Targeted mostly at existing Amazon customers.
- alexwolfe 15y ago
  Many Amazon Customer are Apple Customers as well. The Kindle Fire is definitely a direct competitor not only in hardware but also in digital goods (books, movies, and music).
- mikeash 15y ago
  It's at least as much of a competitor as any other 7" Android tablet.