Target drops the Amazon Kindle line with mini-Apple Stores coming

22. jcpwn2004 posted on 02 May 2012, 16:54 1

seriously....seems kind of anti competitive. I don't know why target would do this...i think most people wanting an ipad would buy it from an apple store or best buy.

41. ardent1 posted on 03 May 2012, 00:57 0

MorePhonesThanNeeded wrote: "Target of all places stop selling Kindles and will stock iPads? "

Target has been selling iPads for some time now. Please check your facts.

4. gallitoking posted on 02 May 2012, 15:55 7

you still have a choice.. shop some where else.. many stores to choose from.. there you still have choices.. now grow up

7. 14545 posted on 02 May 2012, 16:02 3

Seriously, stop trolling. We get it, you love iOS. No need to continue commenting without ever adding anything of substance. You grow up.

9. gallitoking posted on 02 May 2012, 16:04 3

never mention I loved iOs. just showing that he still have choices.. nothing wrong with that.. last time i checked I am entitled to my opinion.. last but not least.. who are you again?...

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15. -box- posted on 02 May 2012, 16:17 3

@galittoking That is a good point. I won't shop at Target if they're going to be anti-competitive

20. jmoita2 posted on 02 May 2012, 16:33 3

Same here. How would anyone like to shop at a store that limits what you can spend your own hard earned money on simply because an anti competitive monopoly wants to force you to buy only their products?

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28. Commentator posted on 02 May 2012, 18:08 2

Fine, don't shop for ANYTHING at a store simply because they don't agree with them because it contradicts your smartphone-philosophy that you've been embracing for the last two years, and apparently base your life choices on. While I don't necessarily agree with Target's decision, I'll still go there to get milk and clothes etc because I realize there's much more to life than imagining that Apple is this huge corporation that wants to steal my freedom of choice.

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35. chadrick0814 posted on 02 May 2012, 21:00 0

Until apple releases iMilk and iBread and forces target to stop selling other brands. Exactly where are you willing to draw a line and stand for some principle?

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40. Commentator posted on 03 May 2012, 00:17 1

Apple is never going to release iMilk and iBread, so stop with the conspiracy theories about how Apple is trying to take over the world. Apple's brand image focuses entirely on consumer electronics. Coca Cola doesn't make computers, General Motors doesn't make parmesan cheese, and Apple will never make anything but consumer electronics.

I'm not standing up for principle in this situation because it's clearly not warranted. I'm not going to concern myself about which billion-dollar corporation is working with which other billion-dollar corporation to screw over another billion-dollar corporation. This happens all the time between businesses, and they have every right to sell products at their own discretion. People need to stop acting like it's morally unjust that consumers can't get access to superfluous electronic goods. It would be a different story in my mind if Target was cutting out their grocery or pharmacy section because Apple said so. I just don't see how limiting access to a Kindle Fire is morally unacceptable.

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6. 14545 posted on 02 May 2012, 16:00 4

They are afraid of people realizing that they sell and overpriced product that you can find though other avenues for more reasonable prices. IOW, kindle. Other than the storage limitations and an hd display, there isn't anything that makes an iOS product stand out over a Kindle.

10. gallitoking posted on 02 May 2012, 16:06 2

then Adroid fans should not worry right? , if they have a superior product.. why the fuzz then

29. Commentator posted on 02 May 2012, 18:24 0

Don't forget physical screen-size, front-facing camera, rear-facing camera (as if anybody actually cares about a rear-facing camera on a tablet...), the latest iteration of its respective OS, thickness, and build-materials. Objectively speaking, these are other things that most people consider to be advantages of the iPad.

Edit: I just realized you said "iOS product" instead of "iPad." Since the iPad is the Kindle's most direct competitor, I assumed that's what you meant. Also, the Kindle has a MAJOR advantage in price.

39. djg71087 posted on 02 May 2012, 22:35 0

I don't necessarily agree either. However, what's interesting is the Walmart and Costo (other big name retailers) don't carry the K.Fire as well, I mean Amazon is like the Walmart of online retailers, could it possibly be some politics behind the scenes that's not clearly evident @ this point.

11. redrooster13 posted on 02 May 2012, 16:10 0

maybe the author finds the kindle line AMAZIN'

14. Phoneguy007 posted on 02 May 2012, 16:17 0

thats just business!

16. -box- posted on 02 May 2012, 16:18 5

Then again, maybe I could get a good deal on a new Fire if they're going out of inventory...

17. Non_Sequitur posted on 02 May 2012, 16:18 3

Same, lol.

21. jmoita2 posted on 02 May 2012, 16:36 2

I do have a Kindle but what is it to you,anyways? Grow up.

24. gallitoking posted on 02 May 2012, 17:05 0

then why are you so concerned, you already have it.. or are you planning to buy another one?.. have the same interest that you have mr... I do grow up believe it or not.. I am a 32 in length..

23. nb2six posted on 02 May 2012, 16:56 0

They are getting rid of a bunch of the photo Departments in many Target locations so that could open up some space in the front of the store. I dont know how apt they would be to do so since that area is so close to the exit doors and would allow for easy swiping of product if by some chance they didnt lock things up.

26. networkdood posted on 02 May 2012, 17:55 1

Yeah, great move - buy an overpriced tablet with limited storage capacity, limited market ability, and limited...err none, USB connectivity.

27. taco50 (banned) posted on 02 May 2012, 18:04 1

Too bad it's rated the best tablet on the market

31. networkdood posted on 02 May 2012, 18:31 0

Lemmings do not know any better - look at the history of our country in terms of products:

NES beat SEGA, despite an inferior product.
Mac vs. Windows

It all comes down to how it is marketed and not the actual product.

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43. Fallout09 posted on 03 May 2012, 06:57 0

You forgot.... VHS vs Betamax. HD DVD vs Bluray.

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33. 14545 posted on 02 May 2012, 19:31 0

Other than food products, I generally agree. I hate going into stores shopping. I'm surprised people do still go into stores for things other than necessities.

37. chadrick0814 posted on 02 May 2012, 21:10 0

So now they can stop selling ipads from their mini apple store as they will be competing with the big apple store.

45. Cisko56 posted on 03 May 2012, 11:36 0

Not really, apple only focuses on selling their product, where as Amazon sells everything from clothes to electronics, Amazon is way more if a financial threat than apple.