“Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has obtained ODM orders for 10-inch Kindle Fire from Amazon and will begin shipments in the second quarter of 2012,” Aaron Lee and Adam Hwang report for DigiTimes.
“Wistron is likely to start ODM production of Nook Tablet for Barnes & Noble, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers,” Lee and Hwang report. “Quanta Computer and Inventec are the current ODMs of the 7-inch Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet respectively, the sources pointed out.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Junk in a bigger box.
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Shouldn’t consumers boycot Amazon because of the slave labor conditions in their tablet factories?
Nope. Because Amazon won’t bring in the same number of readers.
What ‘slave labour’ conditions, exactly?
RORSCHACH —
With Amazon using the same FACTORY that Apple uses to build its ‘tablets-a-blazin’ — “BLUEMEANIE71” is merely reflecting the same questions which folks question Apple.
http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/12/02/20/special.may.have.conflict.of.interest/
iFACTORY — no Apple might be FOXCONNs biggest customer but Apple downs not owen Foxconn.
DID these workers suicide over the iPAD or the KINDLE then?
Will Amazon ever release numbers sold?….*nope.*
Will this help Android?….*nope.*
Will this help Googles or Amazon’s bottom line?…*nope.*
Will this alleviate fragmentation of Android?…*nope.*
Will this play into Apple’s hands?…*Too fricken right it will.*
I am wondering what is the internal product code name for Amazon’s 10″ Kindle Fire… “Seattle Hooker” , “Fake Boob” , “Google’s Pimp”…or … 🙂
This is why I hope Apple does release a smaller iPad. I know, I know. SJ said it doesn’t make sense but he’s accepted the market will before. Apps vs Web Apps. Not that I have any stock, I’m just a fanboy.
Has anyone noticed that the people insisting that the iPad size should be bigger/smaller (different) never provide a reason why?
“So, do you like this car?”
“Yes, but does it come red?”
“Do you want it in red?”
“No, I just thought it might look good in red.”
“Well then, no, it does not come in red.”
Ann I would like and expect to see a larger iPad, as I have said many times before, because it would make it easier to do design and artwork among many other things. I expect to see laptop and desktop sized iPads for all kinds of professional work and for entertainment. I think my current iPad is great, but it would be easier to do these things on a larger screen.
So I think their will be a range of sizes permitting, all but you, to select the sizes that work for them.
II am not expecting smaller sized iPads, basd upon Steve’s perspective, but Apple may have found a need that I haven’t considered.
So now you have two options of what size you want your clunky, frustrating-and-irritating-to-use “android” Tablet to be.
Why not just make them 14” and be done with it!
That would make BLN happy.
It’s President’s Day, not Washington’s Birthday. But I figured MDN wouldn’t call it that, because Republicans refuse to call it President’s Day while a Democrat is the President.
It is that type of paranoid conspiracy theory commentary that undermines the credibility of both political parties in the U.S.
Go Moderate Independent!!
actually the federal holiday is and always has been washington’s birthday. some states call it presidents’ day, but the federal government just moved washington’s birthday observance to a monday for a three day weekend. i think even wikipedia has this right.
Yo, right here: National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/washington/
“George Washington’s Birthday is celebrated as a federal holiday on the third Monday in February. It is one of eleven permanent holidays established by Congress.”
Contrary to popular belief, neither Congress nor the President has ever stipulated that the name of the holiday observed as Washington’s Birthday be changed to “President’s Day.”
We refer to it as “Washington’s Birthday” simply because that is its correct name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington's_Birthday
So Amazon is looking to lose money in bigger chunks?
That’s what I was thinking — what is going to be the price of this device? Even losing money it can’t undercut the cost of an iPad by that much or else Amazon will be hurting its 7″ Kindle. If Amazon loses more $ on the bigger one, then they’d prefer to sell more of the smaller ones. If they lose the same amount (rumored to be $50), perhaps this 10″ Kindle sells for $350? What happens if Apple keeps selling the existing iPad 2 for $399 when 3 comes out at $499? Seems like a loser deal all the way around (customers and Amazon).
What the hell does the market’s being closed for the day have to do with the availability of Apple and Mac news? I wasn’t aware that things stopped happening in the Apple world when they closed the stock market.
——RM
I am mystified by that too. It is as if the only news for Apple from MDN has to do with the stock markets.
This is obviously just one more step toward producing an iPad substitute. Amazon isn’t going to limit its Fire to its current status of electronic catalog for Amazon merchandise.
Experts say the iPad/tablet market will eventually be larger than the PC market, so all major computer makers and a few others (such as Amazon) are going to participate in this market despite a year or two of unprofitable operations. The opportunity is too great to ignore.
It’s a holiday in the US, Robin. Even MDN deserves a bit of a day off. 😉
Only in gummint jobs. The 1% have to work for their money.
I happen to be one of the 1%. I ain’t working. But my money is. It’s earning dividends.