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The Kindle Fire sounds pretty cool. I just bought the NOK for wife. However, this sounds like a great alternative. Well, at least the price is lower. I like the idea of streaming movies! The only complaint I have so far about the NOK is the lack of support for browsing the web. Not like I expected everything to look exactly the same on the small screen, but I feel it could be better. We will have to see how the Kindle Fire does.
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Wow, I cannot wait to see this in the wild.
I heard they are working on a 10" version for early next yr. This is a real competitor for Apple, BUT Amazon will make their money, not from selling those devices, but from the services and products users will be able to access from it.
They actually lose money making the Kindle Fire:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/30/kindle-fire-cost-amazonn989313.html
"HS iSuppli said the components that go into the Kindle Fire cost $191.65. Additional manufacturing expenses bring the total cost to $209.63."