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3-Way Price War On Black Friday: iPad, Nook, and Kindle

destinyland writes "Black Friday has touched off a three-way price war between Apple, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Kobo readers dropped their price to just $99 to compete with the Nook, only to discover that Barnes and Noble was lowering the price on their touchscreen Nooks to $79, to compete with the new $79 Kindle from Amazon. And meanwhile, Apple has announced aggressive pricing on all Apple products for Black Friday, reportedly including $100 off on MacBook and iMac products, and a $61 discount on the iPad 2."

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  1. Re:Price War? by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're not just buying a tablet, my friend, you're buying a lifestyle. The ipad is a bargain if you think about it like that; buy it and you're the kind of person who knows obscure indie bands, is comfortable hanging out in coffee shops just being chill, where strangers will invite you to gallery openings and private parties attended by other good-looking, creative individuals who also have the good taste to buy apple products. You will probably get a job offer by an independent film company, high-end advertising agency, or chic start-up right after buying it, and then you will be able to afford that high-end condo in San Francisco. Just make sure after you get it to come back to slashdot and respond to every anti-Apple post with anguished hostility.

  2. Re:Price War? by Fuzzums · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least there is SOMETHING cheap when it comes to apple products.
    That is the jokes about their products.

    Wait. My apologies. That was cheap :)

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  3. Re:Playbook as well by paimin · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's a Blackberry? :-D

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  4. Re:Playbook as well by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    Trust me, you don't want to find out. D-:

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  5. Re:Price War? by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're not just buying a tablet, my friend, you're buying into a cult. The ipad is a bargain if you think about it like that...

    Totally missed the irony for you.

    Fixed your "fix".

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  6. Re:Kindle Touch is still at $99 by Abstrackt · · Score: 3, Funny

    But, maybe I'm the only person who sometimes holds their e-reader with one hand.

    ASCII porn certainly isn't what it used to be.

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