Apple and Amazon Launch Black Friday Price War 43
An anonymous reader writes Forbes magazine points out that tablet computers are receiving some of the biggest discounts for this year's day-after-Thanksgiving sales. "With slowing growth in the tablet market and an increasing array of choices, some of the strongest bargains will come in that sector," they report, noting that Target is giving away a $140 gift card with purcahses of an iPad Air 2 (and a $100 gift card with the iPad Mini or first-generation iPad Air). But Amazon has already launched a counter-strike, posting big discounts online on Thanksgiving day for their entire line of Kindles, including a black-and-white Kindle for just $49, and their 6-inch color/high-definition HD6 for just $79.
All the Kindles are on sale... (Score:4, Informative)
For sufficiently loose definitions of "all".
The Kindle Voyage does not appear to be included in this sale, which is a shame.
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I've always used the Kindle app on my Android phones. No idea why I'd want a standalone reader.
Re:All the Kindles are on sale... (Score:5, Insightful)
Unless you have an e-ink android phone, you are missing out.
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Re:All the Kindles are on sale... (Score:5, Insightful)
Because I want to charge my e-reader once a month, not once a night.
Because I want to read my books and have my phone work at the end of the day.
Because I want to be able to read in sunlight.
Because my phone screen is too small and I don't want a tablet.
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For sufficiently loose definitions of "all".
The Kindle Voyage does not appear to be included in this sale, which is a shame.
I agree that the definition of "all" is being somewhat loosely used. However, anyone thinking that the "all Kindles" would include the Voyage would just be deluding themselves. After all, the Kindle Voyage was only released a month or so ago.
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No, that's way too strong. Anyone thinking the Voyage would be on sale would be deluding themselves. Anybody thinking that "all Kindles" would include the Voyage is an entirely reasonable human being with an appropriate level of reading comprehension.
Don't have to check my email (Score:5, Insightful)
for black Friday spam. just come to Slashdot.
I am dodging the draft this thanksgiving (Score:4, Insightful)
let them war without me, I will be hanging Christmas lights and playing carols on my original iPod mini through fine 70s/80s stereo equipment.
Slashdot continues the downward slide (Score:1)
Sponsored links at the bottom of the page a la Buzzfeed, special deals, a marketing poll, Flash ads out the wazoo.
Fuck Dice.
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You fed a troll. Why did you do that?
Re: schadenfreude (Score:1)
I've been reading slashdot for just as long and I think you should just leave already.
I quit reading your comment at the term Marxist. I've never met an intelligent person who used that term.
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Whats the alternative?
Seriously, I want to find a new site to frequent that is worthy of a Slashdot replacement, because I too am completely sick of this downwards slide.
Also, bonus points for a site on the INTERnet that does not automatically assume its entire audience is American.
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soylentnews.org
Please buy our crap (Score:2)
Please buy our crap. Pretty please?
We just want to make our money off your app store purchases.
Look, we'll give you the thing for cost if you'll just buy our crap.
*LOL*
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Except Apple doesn't make much off of app sales, or media sales for that matter. Even the dwindling iPod sales outclasses the iTunes sales.
Amazon however will sell hardware at or below cost because they plan on selling content, which is why the thing is so tied to Amazon's ecosystem.
Apple, doesn't really care. You could buy your videos off iT
Whoop de dooooo (Score:3)
Be sure to let us know about any actually good deals. Of course, by the time we read about them here, they'll be sold out. But you'll post 'em twice anyway.
purcahses (Score:2)
Nice typo, Timothy. :P
Elang Capsa (Score:1)