My final thought on the kindile fire
I came across this while browsing the web
10-inch Kindle Fire production by holiday season tip insiders
Chris Davies, Sep 30th 2011
Amazon�s 10.1-inch Kindle Fire tablet is expected to hit production before the end of the year, with shipments potentially in time for the 2011 holiday sales season, according to the latest rumors. Although the larger Kindle tablet was initially tipped for release in early 2012,*DigiTimes� sources reckon Amazon is pushing ahead with a more aggressive timescale for the Foxconn-produced 10-incher.
Foxconn already produces the Amazon Kindle ereaders for the retailer, though reportedly passed up on the Kindle Fire production contract as it was already stretched manufacturing Apple�s iPad. Instead, Amazon supposedly worked with Quanta on designing and producing the 7-inch Kindle Fire, basing the tablet, in part, on the existing legwork Quanta had done on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Previous rumors have suggested that it�s the larger tablet that Amazon is most proud of, with the model announced on Wednesday being something of a rush-job to get to the market in time. It�s not expected to ship until November 15, however, which wouldn�t leave much time prior to the holidays for Amazon to also make a suitable song and dance about the 10-inch version.
If this is true it makes me wonder if this is the rumored 10inch design of the playbook. On top of all the bad press the playbook has gotten it kills me how the early reviews for the kindle fire are amazing. Excellent hardware, fast processor, and no mention of its 7 inch size as a liability. Yet the only thing positive critics say about the playbook is it web browser.
There no wonder there was never a Kindle app for playbook. Amazon probably made one and saw how great it looked and performed on the quanta device. Also in the video the page turning GUI looked strikingly similar to the TAT touch put on scrolling through pictures on the playbook.
As i watch the kindle fire it feels like the knife being turned in my back and all i can yell is RIM do something...fight like Americans and sue someone. Its like RIM is excluded from the good ole boys club (US tech companies) and regardless of device release will never get a fair chance.
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