Will Amazon make a tablet? 'Stay tuned,' says Jeff Bezos

http://news.consumerreports.org/electronics/2011/05/will-amazon-make-a-tablet-stay-tuned-says-jeff-bezos.html

by atularora • 15 years ago

23 10 15 years ago

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jcr• 15 years ago

The rumored manufacturer of the Amazon tablet is Samsung. The Skyhook/Google-android law suit is potentially related. Search the following for "amazon" to see why.

http://thisismynext.com/2011/05/12/google-android-skyhook-la...

mikecane2• 15 years ago

I don't think it's going to be an Android tablet. Amazon might have considered that but the way Honeycomb has been locked down clearly prevents that now. This will be a Mirasol-screen color Kindle using the same OS as Kindle but with a touch UI. Amazon already has gotten some Kindle app devs. More will follow when this color one comes out.

ansy2• 15 years ago

I think that is fanciful thinking. Mirasol is not ready for prime time. Also, Bezos says such a device would supplement rather than replace the Kindle. So it stands to reason we can expect something more like an iPad.

I think an Amazon branded Android tablet must be in the mix even without Honeycomb. The Nook Color is very successful proof you can launch an Android tablet without full Google compatibility. And Amazon has its own App Store already.

I would not be surprised if we got a Gingerbread tablet with a custom Amazon skin and the Amazon App Store for $100 more than a similarly sized Kindle.

Apocryphon• 15 years ago

All the companies are teaming up in the mobile race. They ought to talk to HP!

jawn• 15 years ago

To me, the existing kindle is already quite a good tablet.

It might not have all the bells and whistles of an ipad, but there's an active app community, it's "tablet" sized, and is geared towards content consumption and not creation. For me, this is what signifies a tablet.

code_duck• 15 years ago

It seems pretty apparent that they're going to continue to develop the Kindle - especially with Apple making moves to the eBook market. Amazon's position in online retail would be the envy of pretty much any other company, giving them an nearly unparalleled ability to publicize their own products.

The fact that they're already starting an Android 'App Store' is interesting.

unclickable• 15 years ago

Thank you , Jeff, for staying focused. I love my Kindle and wouldn't want anymore features and capabilities. I wouldn't want to be able to check my email on Kindle. I wouldn't want having full browser capability. Because all of that would distract me from reading.

I noticed that I can't read on iPad for more than 15 minutes. I always want to check my email or play a game.

atacrawl• 15 years ago

I think it's been pretty clear for several months that Amazon is in the best position to take on the iPad with a tablet of its own. It's the only company that can rival Apple in the media distribution market, and it has tremendous momentum given the popularity of the Kindle.

I predict that we'll see a $299-399 tablet about the size of the Kindle DX along side a revamped $99 Kindle. Then it's game on.

Will Amazon make a tablet? 'Stay tuned,' says Jeff Bezos

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