The old joke goes, 'what is the secret to comedy'...
September has become crowded with tech announcements as Amazon makes its announcement one week after Apple. And while Apple and Tim Cooke went splashy with a huge event, Amazon went PR with multiple upgrades including a low end tablet and a high end e-reader. According to the Wall Street Journal, "Amazon extended some additional services to its new tablets, as well.
Family Library will let users link their Amazon accounts to one another
so they can share purchases of e-books, music, video and apps. And, as
with the Fire phone, the retailer is offering unlimited cloud storage
for photos taken with the new Fire tablets."
Certainly, Amazon is not afraid of Apple and the timing of this announcement may have been an attempt to divert attention off Apple and back to Amazon. But as consumers start downloading their iOS 8 upgrade, their focus might be on all the new tricks the Apple operating system offers instead. Amazon's hope is that they create their own buzz in time for the holiday buying rush. And likely Samsung is waiting in the wings to make their more announcements too. Clearly the timing of this Amazon announcement was strategic and the hope for Amazon is that it pays off with strong product reviews and high consumer interest.
'Timing!'
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