Violet Blue
Kindle Fire
iPad
Jason Hiner
Best Argument: Kindle Fire
The moderator has delivered a final verdict.
Opening Statements
Fire's a tablet for everyone
Violet Blue: The Kindle Fire exceeded everyone’s expectations, making converts out of iPad fans. The Fire is a tablet for everyone; its form factor makes the iPad seem like a dinner plate in comparison –- and you can get two Kindle Fires for the price of one iPad.
Plus, Prime customers can watch streaming movies and TV shows for free, the app marketplace isn’t censored the way that Apple’s is, and it’s also terrific for kids.
The Fire is more durable than the iPad; it easily survives being dropped off a kitchen counter and can’t be scratched with keys.
People will want a Fire in addition to their iPad, and that won’t be true in reverse.
It’s well worth the price. The Fire is a Kindle with benefits. Amazon’s App store is also far more friendly to developers than Apple’s, so the Fire is only going to get more exciting from here on out.
iPad remains best choice for many
Jason Hiner: The iPad has run roughshod over the tablet market for the past two years, despite a steady stream of challengers trying to knock it off its perch. Enter the Amazon Kindle Fire, the first real competitor that is causing anyone at Apple to break a sweat. Amazon is going to sell a lot of Kindle Fire tablets, without a doubt. It won't sell as many as Apple but the Kindle Fire's $200 price tag and solid design will be enough to nab a lot of buyers.
Still, the Kindle Fire is not the tablet for technologists or business professionals. It is the tablet for your grandma, Uncle Ted, or your 12 year old. It's good at two things -- consuming content from Amazon (books, videos, and music) and purchasing products from Amazon. The Kindle Fire does not and will not have the extended ecosystem of the iPad and the Fire's 7-inch screen -- as opposed to the 10-inch iPad -- makes it less of a laptop replacement.
Talkback
RE: Great Debate: Kindle Fire or iPad: Which one should you buy?
RE: Great Debate: Kindle Fire or iPad: Which one should you buy?
No PC needed...
RE: Great Debate: Kindle Fire or iPad: Which one should you buy?
iCloud is not free (you have mixed Apple with Google, Google is the one offering free services...)
RE: Great Debate: Kindle Fire or iPad: Which one should you buy?
RE: Great Debate: Kindle Fire or iPad: Which one should you buy?
iCloud is indeed free. You are the one that is confused. There is no cost in signing up for an iCloud account. A 5 GB of iCloud storage is included with all accounts. The 5GB storage does not include any content that is purchased through Apple's iTune store. It only cost you money if you want more than 5GB of online storage. All of its syncing services are free.
RE: Great Debate: Kindle Fire or iPad: Which one should you buy?
At least as long as you have less than 5 gig. Then you still have no choice for cloud service - like it or leave it.
Ah, America. Our founding fathers would roll in their graves if they saw this kind of "I don't want any choices, or rights, I'll take what you give me, and be oh-so-content.". Land of the free, home of the... no, we won't go there.
Sigh.
Enjoy your contentment, for all that it costs you. Justify away.
Amazon's ecosystem is closed, too
And, despite being "closed", Apple has the biggest media library among any content provider, and both Kindle and Nook media libraries (except for limited exclusives) available for iPad.
RE: Great Debate: Kindle Fire or iPad: Which one should you buy?
RE: Great Debate: Kindle Fire or iPad: Which one should you buy?