Well, you have to limit the demand in some way, and price is a great way to do it. :)
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote: > What a coincidence. Just yestereday I told my wife that I was surprised > that Amazon didn't just give Kindle's away for free. They should have > looked at them as just a way to tie you to purchasing books from Amazon. > > Ralph > > On Jan 18, 2011, at 3:35 AM, Carl Jokl wrote: > > > I own a Kindle and have been fairly happy with it. I knew what it was > > and what it would do before I bought it and so accept it for what it > > is. > > > > The Kindle (wifi only) retails in the UK for £111. I got a news-shot > > email from my local computer supplier showing a 7" Android tablet for > > about £140. Considering how much more capable this Android tablet is > > than the Kindle it makes the Kindle look pretty expensive for what it > > is. I was surprised perhaps because I knew tablets were coming but > > wasn't really expecting the price to be that low (perhaps given the > > iPads and even historically the older tablet computers tended to be in > > laptop price territory). > > > > Do you think these new Android tablets will force Amazon to cut the > > price of the Kindle? Is there anything about the Kindle which > > justifies the price relative to an Android tablet? > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Robert Casto www.robertcasto.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
