Comments on: Amazon’s Kindle Fire Completely Sold Out, Holds 22% of US Tablet Market

By: UrDoGG

UrDoGG — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:11:00 +0000

Yes, you can dislike it if it is laggy and has bugs that need to be worked out. These things take away from the overall experience. But otherwise, you make a good point.

By: Niteperson

Niteperson — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:53:00 +0000

I see Nexus 7 commercials all the time. I think Google is doing a great job of promoting it.

By: kwubba

kwubba — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:13:00 +0000

Actually we are minor group in the world of Android. Majority of the consumers out there have no idea what rooting or a ROM is.

By: kwubba

kwubba — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:08:00 +0000

It may not be for everyone, but for my 8yo daughter it’s perfect.

By: Walter Partlo

Walter Partlo — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:44:00 +0000

Just make sure it isn’t a rectangle with rounded corners.

By: Brian Cohen

Brian Cohen — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:33:00 +0000

So far so good…granted I haven’t used it much yet, but so far its like butter. I love it. I can’t stand that my Tab 8.9 is still on HoneyComb. And of course I have a nandroid backup in case I want to go back (for dev purposes down the road)

By: Todd Duvall

Todd Duvall — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:08:00 +0000

So JB runs well on the KF? I have pondered putting that on mine… I may do it this weekend. I really like the ease of “ROMming” the KF.

By: Todd Duvall

Todd Duvall — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:07:00 +0000

I have rooted my Kindle Fire placed Google Play Store on there then unrooted. I kept the UI because my kid watches the Prime Videos. If not for that I would put Jelly Bean or CM on it. I really wanted a good ereader and the KF is that and more. It can be even more if you put a different ROM on it. Is it Google’s fault for not getting the word out more, aren’t they a marketing company? Are you guys saying that the Marketing Giant Google let Kindle kick its butt with an inferior product? I like the KF for what it is. I don’t understand the anger toward one product over another… Thought about the N7 but picked up a KF for $100 and am happy. My $0.02

By: stupidllama

stupidllama — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:03:00 +0000

You should root/rom those fires and then see what they think. I have quite a few people that bought the fire and the nook tablet, all of them wanted me to root/rom so they had a true tablet experience, a few bought them just because i could make them a full table experience. Simplicity is nice, but not at the expense of functionality. Simply = good, watered down=bad. Also every single one also wanted access the the play store, yes they know the play store and know it well.

By: Big_EZ

Big_EZ — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0000

They should add the word “second” before each best. It was a good value when it came out, but not the best. Best content ecosystem my @$$.

By: Mgokeefe

Mgokeefe — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:44:00 +0000

I don’t think that in the least. When the Fire came out last year I don’t think there were even rumors of Asus making a Nexus tablet yet. I don’t see why there is so much hate on this little guy. On the one hand you have a tablet perfect for kids and the not so tech saavy portion of tablet users who might not have plunked down the cash for an *Pad. On the other you have a truly devout development scene that was able to root, develop a whole new kernel from scratch (thanks Hashcode!) for it and provide working JB ROMS. Something for everyone at an affordable price. And while carving a 22% android share of a market that was once dominated by Apple? Pretty impressive little pioneer device right there.

By: David Henry

David Henry — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:32:00 +0000

That’s true. I was just being cheeky. But I can say that like many people in this forum that I don’t like the Fire UI . For some I’ve talked to it was more tolerable because of the great price. It’s nice that now you can have both.

By: shooter50

shooter50 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:31:00 +0000

if you don’t know what a custom skin is and have nothing to compare it to, can you really dislike it? Most Fire owners have no clue what stock Android is or that the Fire is heavily skinned.

By: shooter50

shooter50 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:29:00 +0000

YES, Chad, you are the first person here who gets it. A superior product that no one knows exists won’t sell as well as the heavily and well marketed inferior product. Your example is exactly what I encounter with Fire owners. Most never heard of the Nexus 7.

By: shooter50

shooter50 — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:26:00 +0000

Not true. Apple sells overpriced products. The Kindle Fire was sold below cost.