So, Amazon managed to steal some of Apple's thunder. Less than 24 hours after Apple sent out invitations to a select group of journalists for next Tuesday's iPhone 5 unveiling, getting the Internet, Twitter and all the tech blogs abuzz, Amazon announces THREE new Kindles, and gets the whole world talking!
That must be humbling for Apple. Despite the fact that I'm an Apple fanatic, I love competition and what it can do for innovation, so I was mildly amused and satisfied by this turn of events.
Guess what? It turns out the Kindle is a great product, so Amazon is right to invest in technology and innovation, and come out with a brand new line. To top it off, all new Kindles, including the Touch, the Touch 3G and the Kindle Fire, will be sold for under $200. To be honest, the Kindle is no iPad, but it doesn't even pretend to be. However, it is a great, successful product for what it is: a reasonably priced media reader.
To be sure, Apple is still the company to try to copy and steal from. Even the moniker "Touch" brings to mind Apple gadgets. Amazon also learned from Apple when it comes to marketing, putting Jeff Bezos center stage in Manhattan this morning, to make the announcement in front of a crowd...
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Raul, like we usually say down here in the jungle, there's no place for a "baladeira" in real war.
Whatcha been doing?
We haven't heard from you since long.
Greetings.
Greetings, Scylla! A vida anda corrida e super busy, como você pode imaginar. Espero poder contribuir mais com o blog no futuro imediato!
A Amazon está se tornando uma super baladeira naquela arvore de maçã (maçanzeira?). O Kindle é um otimo produto, e bem barato, comparado ao iPad. E a Amazon está capitalizando na sua super credibilidade e marca... Abs.
... e acervo, não esqueçam do acervo. De noite eu vou dar uma analisada mais detida nos lançamentos de hoje, pra tecer alguns comentários.
Sim, ASF! Acervo de mais de 18 milhões de obras, includindo livros, CDs, DVDs, etc. E agora a Amazon ainda por cima se alia ao Facebook...
Não sendo eu versado no idioma de Shakespeare, seria pedir demais que o texto do post fosse traduzido?
(Essas coisas de applefans estão cada vez mais parecidas com uma seita, viu?)
Falei bastante sobre os novos Kindle e em especial sobre o Kindle Fire no Twitter. Quem estiver interessado basta acessar @antoniofonseca.
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