{"id":11987,"date":"2011-09-28T12:30:30","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T17:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=11987"},"modified":"2024-01-01T10:20:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T16:20:10","slug":"kindle-fire-versus-ipad-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/09\/kindle-fire-versus-ipad-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindle Fire versus iPad – FIGHT!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Shut the front door! It just got announced and people are already comparing it to the iPad. You really need to stop doing that, for a few reasons. The biggest reason is because the Kindle Fire isn\u2019t competing with the iPad, nor is it trying to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newly unveiled Kindle Fire is a $200 7\u201d tablet with a color IPS display, dual-core processor, and 8GB of built-in storage. It comes with free Amazon Cloud Drive, and will automatically be synced to your Amazon account when you pull it out of the box. It is running a customized build of Android 2.3 and it\u2019s stripped of Google\u2019s services in favor of Amazon\u2019s own music, application, and storage options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I understand that most if not every other person on the planet reads \u201ctablet\u201d and immediately thinks \u201ciPad\u201d. That\u2019s because you\u2019re narrow-minded and you lack the ability to look around you and see what\u2019s going on. The Kindle isn\u2019t trying to compete with the iPad. It can\u2019t compete with the iPad. If you want an iPad, you\u2019re either already have one or you\u2019re waiting for the price to drop because you\u2019re dumb enough to not realize that Apple products don\u2019t drop in price in a way that will make waiting a fiscally prudent decision. If you want an iPad, you don\u2019t give a fuck about the Kindle Fire because it\u2019s not an iPad. In the words of C.W. Gabriel \u201cIt\u2019s not for<\/em><\/strong> you!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kindle Fire was designed for and is being sold to that guy that doesn\u2019t need 64GB of storage. This guy doesn\u2019t need a 3G connection to constantly stay connected to everything on the internet. The Kindle Fire is for that person that likes reading news stories, books, and comics away from his computer but he doesn\u2019t want to have to do it on his 4\u201d cell phone screen. Even the entry-level iPad is too expensive for this guy because he doesn\u2019t care for the bigger screen, the games, or iTunes. The Kindle Fire is for the person that wants a good color e-reader that has the ability to pull down his favorite RSS feeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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