rocketpig said:
Facebook is an entirely different entity. They weave advertising into every piece of the site and have made their billions from farming customer information and applying that to target ads better than anyone else in the business. That's completely different than plastering a gaudy ad that blocks part of the screen and annoys the user while they're trying to play a game or use an app. When you click on an "ad" on Facebook, a lot of the time you don't even know that someone is paying for that space and the ad is so well targeted that it genuinely appeals to the end user. That's how well Zuckerberg & Co. has integrated advertising into the platform. Note that I said "upgrade" to an iPad. If Amazon makes a Kindle with a faster processor, more RAM, a bigger screen, etc., then a user might upgrade to a better Kindle. But they don't. The Fire, while a great device, is still not a top-shelf tablet and isn't nearly as capable as an iPad. |
Agree with you mostly, but on the bolded.. its not trying to be. It also doesn't need to be to be a tablet. I don't think tablets need to compete with laptops and I think the mass consumer will agree in the long run as KF becomes increasingly more popular and other major Android tablet makers realize this and also down grade their offerings to hit these lower price points. But, that's an entirely different thread.
