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October 4, 2011

Amazon’s Fire: A Cloud-Powered Contender

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by Erica Naone, MIT Technology Review

The retail giant is combining several parts of its business with its vast cloud infrastructure to deliver an impressive tablet. The Kindle Fire tablet doesn’t quite match the aesthetics of an iPad. It doesn’t sport the same delicate curves or metallic body, for example. But most people won’t care. What’s most exciting is that it comes close to matching the iPad experience for a fraction of the price—$199 compared to $499 for the basic iPad 2—and it offers easy access to Amazon’s vast array of digital content.

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38690/?p1=A1

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