Apple says Kindle Fire is actually good for them

2. djg71087 posted on 03 Nov 2011, 10:53 10 0

i agree... i am one that preordered this device. price point will have a lot to do with the success of this device, plus i like the UI, seems very simple.

6. shafboy posted on 03 Nov 2011, 11:33 1 8

Apple is really successful because of one thing other manufacturers have failed to. Well Windows Phone isn't doing it bad either but that's not the point.

Apple isn't going to make their iPhone cheap not because of high profit per unit, but because they want their customers to have the best user experience they can. This is why they are doing really good.

7. superguy posted on 03 Nov 2011, 12:09 4 0

So you have to pay a lot to have a good user experience? That doesn't make any sense. Apple charges more because they have brand recognition, a sense of coolness, and because they can.

If Amazon can pull of a great user experience at $199, Apple has a problem. I think they have a good shot at doing so. Apple won't lower its prices until they start losing sales to the competition.

Cost has little to do with user experience. Paying more doesn't guarantee a better experience.

22. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 04 Nov 2011, 16:52 0 0

best user experience ??? on a 3.5 inchs display ??? lol you r really funny

5. The_Miz posted on 03 Nov 2011, 11:27 2 7

Rivals and competes, maybe so. And with a nice price factor to over the other overpriced Android tablets. But better? Not even remotely close in my honest opinion.

8. superguy posted on 03 Nov 2011, 12:10 1 1

And you can make this judgment because you've used both the Fire and the iPad? Or is this just another iFan opinion?

12. The_Miz posted on 03 Nov 2011, 14:03 1 4

I could ask you the same thing for being one of the ones to agree that it's better than the iPad.

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13. superguy posted on 03 Nov 2011, 14:48 3 1

Please show me where I said that.

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19. superguy posted on 04 Nov 2011, 14:37 1 0

I'm still waiting, Miz.

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23. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 04 Nov 2011, 16:53 1 0

go n tell ur opinion to ur mama lol

16. denney posted on 04 Nov 2011, 00:05 0 0

slowly going the way of The_Miz...

15. networkdood posted on 03 Nov 2011, 22:07 0 0

79/year...I believe

18. ardent1 posted on 04 Nov 2011, 00:24 0 0

That is why the OEMs aren't make their required rate of return with Windows. The only company who made the killing was MicroSoft from a ROIC perspective.

IBM left the PC business, Compac was acquired, etc. You get the hint.

20. superguy posted on 04 Nov 2011, 14:40 0 0

The openness is what made computers ubiquitous and affordable. Take the PC marketshare and compare it with Apple's 6-7% marketshare.

Back in the day, PCs were quite profitable. Now they're just a commodity.

Had we stuck with IBM's and Apple's model of being closed and proprietary, we wouldn't have PCs and other devices like we do now.

21. superguy posted on 04 Nov 2011, 14:43 0 0

Sure it could. But if there are tons of suckers willing to pay $499-699 depending on model, I wouldn't lower my prices either unless a competitor forced me too.

Android tablets have largely been overpriced for what they offer. There hasn't been a killer app or compelling reason to buy one over Apple outside of preference. With Amazon getting into the fray, providing a strong experience at a significantly lower price, it'll be interesting to see what happens and how Apple reacts.