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Staples Executive Outs Six New Kindle Fire Tablets

Posted by samzenpus on from the around-the-corner dept.

zacharye writes "Staples (SPLS) president Demos Parneros has gone on record in stating that Amazon (AMZN) has plans to introduce as many as six new Kindle Fire tablets. A new report on Monday says that Amazon has plans to add up to five or six new tablet SKUs to its lineup. According to the claim, Parneros confirmed that the Kindle Fire tablets will vary in size, and will include at least one 10-inch tablet model."

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  1. Snubbed by BigBunion · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Something tells me that Staples was angling to carry the new devices in their stores but then got snubbed by Amazon. Ouch.

    1. Re:Snubbed by Dishevel · · Score: 3, Insightful

      if i'm going to buy something new ereader is going to be my #1 feature and that goes to kindle.

      If that is the #1 feature. Should you not be looking at the regular Kindle or the Nook? You know something with a incredibly readable E-Ink screen.
      Or are you willing to throw your "Number One Feature" feature out the door for "Color".
      If that is the case then I believe that "Color" is your number one feature.
      You can thank me later.

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  2. 6 new Kindle tablets by GameboyRMH · · Score: 3, Insightful

    1 geek news site
    0 fucks given

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  3. Non-vendor-locked tablets are better deals by walterbyrd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When the Kindle Fire first came out, it was a decent tablet, for the price - even if it was crippled, and you were vendor-locked by Amazon.

    Today, with great tablets, like the Nexus 7, so inexpense, why bother with proprietary, crippled, vendor-locked devices?