Kindle Fire at USD 199 (a la venta desde nov. 15 2011)

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Extracto desde el blog de GigaOm:

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"Just weeks after dismissing the Kindle Fire as a potential challenger to the iPad, J.P. Morgan is now upping its assessment of Amazon’s debut tablet, saying the device is expected to move 4.5 to 5 million units in the fourth quarter. Based on checks with supply chain vendors, J.P. Morgan’s hardware team reports production momentum for the Fire has is up sharply of late, suggesting that the device is seeing a lot of pre-order demand. Several vendors, including Foundry partners, have experienced rush orders in the last two to three weeks, J.P. Morgan said Monday in a research note.

J.P. Morgan Internet analyst Douglas Anmuth, who covers Amazon, is looking for 5 million units in the fourth quarter and expects to see multiple models in 2012, including 7 and 10-inch units and models with 3G radios in addition to Wi-Fi. The Kindle Fire goes on sale Nov. 15. [...]"

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1. Puede argumentarse ampliamente que en este caso Amazon ha "seguido" a Apple y su iPad

2. Lo que sería una prueba del éxito del iPad

3. Pero también puede argumentarse que Apple con el iPad "siguió" al Kindle original (para mejorarlo)

4. Lo que sería una prueba del éxito del Kindle original

5. Puede afirmarse, más bien, que Apple y Amazon son dos grandes organizaciones innovadoras, que cuidan en extremo de sus clientes :-)