The Nexus 7 is being repeatedly compared with the Kindle Fire in spite of its specs. By the tech media, most of whom simply want to avoid the whole boring iPad

The Nexus 7 is being repeatedly compared with the Kindle Fire in spite of its specs. By the tech media, most of whom simply want to avoid the whole boring iPad market only argument. In the real world this is direct competition for the iPad, with a very significant draw of price. People aren't generally suckers, and they don't want to pay more if a less expensive product satisfies their needs.