Amazon’s Jeff Bezos made it very clear when he announced the high-end Kindle Fire HD on Thursday: the company is gunning for Apple’s iPad, the tablet market leader by a long stretch.
The previous generation of Kindle Fire cost half as much as an entry-level iPad. But the $499 price of the new 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD with 4G LTE matches the third-generation iPad’s starting price tag. It’s a clear challenge. But can Amazon really hold its own against Apple?
Amazon looks at the Kindle Fire HD as a media consumption tablet for books, movies, magazines, newspapers, music, and apps. Bezos said Amazon wants to make money when people use
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