I think specs are important on products that are configurable. You measure the value of, say, a computer by the individual parts used to assemble the product. Y

I think specs are important on products that are configurable. You measure the value of, say, a computer by the individual parts used to assemble the product. You remove and replace any of those parts, the value immediately changes. Ipods, Ipads, Kindles, etc. have no (easily) configurable parts, so the price you see reflects all you get. And plus, isn't software king nowadays anyway? Maybe companies like Amazon and Apple recognize hardware may be reaching some plateau with diminishing returns in speed, efficiency, etc. (or at least the differences between hardware competitors is becoming more negligible over time); therefore it's irrelevant to add a spec sheet.