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How Will Amazon, Barnes & Noble Survive the iPad Mini?
redletterdave writes "For about a year, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble were almost completely alone in the 7-inch tablet market. It was nice while it lasted. The past few months have seen Google and Microsoft unveil their 7-inch tablet offerings — the Nexus 7 and Microsoft Surface, respectively — and it looks like Apple is about ready to get into the mini tablet game, too. If Apple releases its first 'iPad Mini' next month, what can Amazon and Barnes & Noble do to keep the Cupertino colossus at bay, as well as the other new competitors in the 7-inch tablet game?"
How about we stop caring about Apple and just make the better product. Apple sells because of fan base they have, that is the only reason. They don't have better build quality, they don't have better hardware and they don't have better software, they just have fans. So instead of worrying about Apple, how about a company like Google just works hard and releases a better product. The better product wont always sell more but at least you can feel good knowing you did your best, you'll sell enough to make a profit and at the end of the day it wont matter. Of course if you really want the big numbers just stick a sticker of an Apple on the back and paint the tablet white, trust me your sales will double and people wont even turn the damn thing on.