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By: Andy Rush

Andy Rush — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:11 +0000

Tom, I’m not sure what your point is. Are you attempting to compare the Kindle to the iPad? If so the Kindle DX sells for $489 has built-in 3G with no data plan and does books and PDFs. It has 4GB of memory to store content. The iPad sells for $629 with 3G and requires a monthly $15/30 data plan. It has 16GB of storage. They both do books and PDFs. From there the functions of the two devices diverges. Yes the Kindle will do photos and music, but in a limited way. This is an Apple and an Orange comparison. Also, how can something be outdated when it’s running the same OS as the most popular smart-phone in the U.S. ? Other companies are scrambling to catch up. There are applications being developed for the iPad that we don’t even know about yet. My advice in the post is to wait and see what it does, and how it does it. If you’re serious about a comparison, you will at least wait until it ships.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:52:03 +0000

57 days until iPad is available for purchase. It’s out-dated on Day #1; 57 days later it’ll be all that more out-dated.

I’ll put it this way: if Amazon was selling a Kindle for $850 + a $15 to $30 data package, what features would it have? A touch-screen that allowed Flash? Colored Screen? an app store? hmmm…..

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:19:05 +0000

Figures you would have a level-headed commentary about the iPad when all around is chaos. I agree with Jim that you are spot on when you call this a consumption device and is actually a very useful way to frame it when considering whether or not to get one. The iPad takes a step towards thinking about the intersection between computers and mobile devices and there is still plenty of room for other companies to find a niche in this market (if there is a market for it of course). It is too early to make any calls so we will have to just wait and see.

By: iProp at bavatuesdays

iProp at bavatuesdays — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:45:14 +0000

[...] post isn’t really about either of them, though Andy Rush nails the idea of these devices in this post: the are devices geared towards consumption and the design of which make creation that much more [...]