Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday announced a number of new models of tablet PCs and an upgraded version of the Kindle Fire - price between 159-499 U.S. dollars. $ 499 is the lowest price of the Apple iPad tablet computer.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon and Apple's business model in a speech comparing "We want people to use the equipment rather than the purchase of equipment to make money."
Jeff Bezos on Kindle Fire HD and iPad comparison, Kindle Fire, the annual cost of data services for $ 49.99 with a configuration similar to the 32GB version of the iPad and similar data plans, consumers' annual savings of more than $ 400.
Although some experts say Amazon has become Apple's largest competitors, other analysts not agree with this view. Investment Company Topeka capital markets executives Brian White Investment Report said, "compared to the first generation of products has added some interesting new features, we remain convinced that the iPad will continue to dominate the high-end tablet PC market."
Brian White, the investment firm ISI Group executive Brian Marshall also believe that Apple is not nothing to worry about. Brian Marshall Investment Report, said, "While Amazon's new product gives the left a deep impression, we believe that Apple is still a dominant position in the smartphone and tablet computer makers."
Their reasons to focus on several factors, including Apple's App Store application store - the number of applications than Amazon majority of one hundred thousand, iCloud storage and synchronization service, and may be released in the next month, code-named "iPad the Mini small size iPad.
Brian White and Brian Marshall, iPad Mini is Apple's killer. White said, "We believe that the upcoming release of iPad Mini - price of 250-300 U.S. dollars, or even lower, Apple will expand the market opportunities, shipments even more than the normal size of the iPad."
Jeff Bezos, Amazon a price of $ 199 Kindle Fire HD 11 at the end of the Offer Price will be available for sale Sept. 14 for $ 299 WiFi version of the Kindle Fire HD. If analysts' forecasts are accurate, the prices of these two products are in the range of iPad Mini.
Market research firm Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy on Forbes author said Amazon's move "no victory", mentioned Apple's several advantages, including the yet to be announced iPad the Mini, Apple released the low-cost The Tablet PC will attract a large number of consumers, consumers will be able to display a resolution of 1920 pixels pixels the Kindle Fire HD X1200 purchase price of $ 299, but can not get the Apple brand and experience.
Brian White, Brian Marshall, Patrick Moorhead, said despite impressive hardware, the price, as well as the threat of Apple's largest content ecological chain, Amazon still can not shake the dominance of the iPad. The market research firm IDC, iPad accounted for 68% of the tablet PC shipments in the second quarter than the first quarter, an increase of nearly 7 percent. White predicted that Amazon announced the new product will not affect iPad conquer new territories of the pace of the global Tablet PC market.
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