Why the Kindle Fire Matters

After writing this post I realized that I am way too long winded so I
will start with the conclusion.


The Conclusion:

The Kindle Fire will bring more and better software to the Android Platform.



Introduction:

The Kindle Fire is a cheap Chinese Android Tablet

Note the specs:

Kindle Fire: 8 gb storage, 512k Ram, 7 inch display, Capacitive
Screen, $199

Chinese Andriod Tablet : Pearl - HD Android 2.3 Tablet with 7 Inch
Capacitive Touch Screen (1.2GHz, 8GB, DDR3 512MB, 1080P)
http://tinyurl.com/dymtyq4 $199.

The tech press has been knocking cheap Android Tablets for years
saying they are a waste of money. Even though many people are happy
with their Pandigital Tablets even with their resistive screens.

Amazon has the clout to say that these cheap tablets are good enough
for us and good enough for our customers to do what they need and they
are correct.

The Argument:


My $351 Vista Laptop is not in the same class as my $1200 MacBook Pro
but both of them allow me to get my work done. In fact the #1 reason
why I used my MacBook over the Vista/Unbuntu Machine is 1 piece of
free software (TextWrangler) that allows me to save files over ftp as
easily as saving to my hard drive.

What differentiates the Kindle Fire from the Chinese Tablets is
software. What differentiates the IPAD from top of the line Android
Tablets is software. By working on the software Amazon had taken
underpowered hardware and made it competitive with the IPAD
(Hardware/Software Combo). Can the Kindle Fire beat an IPAD of course
not. Its less than 1/2 the price. Can a Kindle Fire beat an IPOD TOUCH
which is the same price ? (That is for you to decide).

The Kindle Fire will be a commercial success because it will be on
Amazons home page and Amazon wont abandon it. Since it will be a
commercial success SOFTWARE makers will write APPS for it. APPS for
the Fire mean APPS for ANDROID. There is finally a compelling reason
for the best software developers to write Android tablet apps.

To return to the theme of this note: Software makes all of the
difference in the end.

To Quote Netflix:
"New Experience Now Available for All Android Tablets (iPad Coming Soon)"


The Conclusion: (Reprise)

The Kindle Fire will bring more and better software to the Android Platform.