"It seems reasonably that the fire could outsell all the other Android tablets combined by 2x, possibly even in its first quarter of existence. Amazon has a great brand and distribution channel, and the Fire is very good value for money."
I was referring to this statement. I rather like Amazon and the Kindle Fire, I just don't see them selling 2x the total amount of Android tablets that have been sold thus far.
If you weren't including all other android tablets when you made your comment, then you shouldn't have used the phrase "all the other android tablets combined."
The 6 million tablet figure is an estimate from Andy Rubin.
As far as Amazon taking over app distribution, I don't think that it will happen. As stated elsewhere, there are many more phones than tablets, and that isn't going to change. While Amazon's alleged Kindle Phone may be as big of a success as their tablet, it still won't represent a large enough market to matter to Google.
Fair enough, neither of us were particularly precise. The rubin figure will undoubtedly count anything that can possible be called an Android tablet, including the nook.
That said, what matters is not how many devices are sold. It's how many app buying customers adhere to each store, and how much they spend. The vast majority of android phone owners are not buying apps.
"That said, what matters is not how many devices are sold. It's how many app buying customers adhere to each store, and how much they spend. The vast majority of android phone owners are not buying apps."
This is true. I have been using android since the G1 launched, yet I have probably only spent about 50 dollars total on apps. When I see an app that I want or need, I purchase it. I've purchased 4 different PDF readers in order to find the best one. (not including the PDF reader that came with docs to go) Unfortunately there just isn't much that I would need even on Google's own market.I would probably buy a lot of games, but there's only a couple on the market that are worth playing.
I was referring to this statement. I rather like Amazon and the Kindle Fire, I just don't see them selling 2x the total amount of Android tablets that have been sold thus far.
If you weren't including all other android tablets when you made your comment, then you shouldn't have used the phrase "all the other android tablets combined."
The 6 million tablet figure is an estimate from Andy Rubin.
http://www.androidauthority.com/there-are-over-6-million-and...
As far as Amazon taking over app distribution, I don't think that it will happen. As stated elsewhere, there are many more phones than tablets, and that isn't going to change. While Amazon's alleged Kindle Phone may be as big of a success as their tablet, it still won't represent a large enough market to matter to Google.