Great point - voice recognition is one of my favorite parts of Android (especially with the enhancements in ICS) and you'll obviously need a mic for that. - E

Great point - voice recognition is one of my favorite parts of Android (especially with the enhancements in ICS) and you'll obviously need a mic for that. - Even though this is Amazon, a company with a strong tech heritage, I'm pretty dubious of anyone's ability to improve on stock Android, especially now that it has strong design leadership in Matias Duarte. The improvements in ICS certainly look far more compelling than anything Amazon or B&N added.