Every time some company ships a touch tablet, the press immediately compares it to the Apple iPad.
“Motorola Xoom Android Tablet May Be First iPad Killer,” enthused MSNBC.com back in January.
As it becomes clear that Amazon’s long-awaited tablet is really an Android-based Kindle optimized for buying things from Amazon.com, some headlines are suggesting that it’s not a competitor to the iPad after all, but just a glorified eBook reader.
“No Worries, iPad, Amazon’s Android Tablet Is Just a Nook-Killer,” said Forbes.com.
These headlines have it all wrong. The upcoming Amazon tablet not only competes directly against the iPad, it’s the only tablet that does so.
No other company besides Apple and Amazon are selling tablets as part of a larger strategy to control the future of music, movies, TV shows, books and more.
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