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2011-10-12, 12:03

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Originally Posted by ezkcdude View Post
Pretty much everything you can do on an iPad, you can do on a Fire, assuming you are using similar apps.
That's a pretty big assumption, though. While the iPad obviously started out with few apps to take advantage of it either, it remains to be seen how successful Amazon will be at luring great apps into their market. So far, for smartphones, not so much.

And besides, how do they market it? "Web, moves, apps, games, reading and more". Most of those very clearly categorize it as a consumption device, not a creation one. About the closest they come to even suggesting that you could create something on this is here:

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Email

Stay in touch using our built-in email app that gets your webmail (Gmail, Yahoo!, Hotmail, AOL etc.) into a single inbox. Import your messages and contact lists from other email accounts. Additional email apps are available in our Amazon Appstore for Android.
They mention apps, but their photo as well as their copy underneath, again, suggests consumption:

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Your Favorite Apps and Games

Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies, The Weather Channel and more, plus a great paid app for free every day. All apps are Amazon-tested on Kindle Fire for the best experience possible.
And, lastly, they get pretty close to that magical "you can create or edit documents on this!", but alas, not so much:

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Read Your Documents

Kindle makes it easy to take your documents with you. You can e-mail documents - including Word, PDF and more - directly to your Kindle so you that you can read them anytime, anywhere.
This contrasts with the iPad:

http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/

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Apple Apps
Edit HD movies. Read novels. Create presentations, spreadsheets, and more.

[..]


Education
Tour the universe, listen to speeches from accomplished people, and brush up on your math skills.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/icloud/#documents

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Documents in the Cloud
Start here. Finish there.
You can create amazing documents and presentations on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. And now with iCloud, you can keep your work up to date across all your iOS devices. You don’t have to save your work or transfer any files. Your documents — with all your latest edits — automatically appear everywhere. iCloud is already built into Apple iOS apps like Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. It can also work with other iCloud-enabled apps. So you can do things like create a spreadsheet on your iPad and make edits to it on your iPhone. Or start sketching on your iPod touch and add the finishing touches on your iPad at home.
Apple, too, highlights capabilities like browsing, playing games, watching movies, and reading books. But they also mention creation capabilities numerous times. That's no accident, and it's unrelated to the iPad being more expensive.
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