Amazon is making loss with Kindle fire. Also it is medicore product. Do Apple even notice Amazon Kindle Fire? Probably not as they are too busy carving future.
It will be fascinating to watch tablet price war this year. I wonder what impact if at all any will Google's tablet hold over amazon tablet, when Google releases its version - price and apps will be the key factors.
I'd agree with your conclusion that the Fire didn't take away as many sales from Apple as other analysts think. I think in the consumer market there is a difference between an investment--a chunk of money spent on something you expect to use for a long time--and a purchase. If I'm shelling out $500, it's an investment and I don't want to see upgrades coming out every 6 to 8 months. For $200, I'd be willing to try something out that retains its basic functionality for awhile, such as e-reader/digital media functions of the Kinfdle Fire, and see whta comes out a few years down the line.
Customers are not a company's personal property and their loyalty cannot and must not be taken for granted. They are free to switch at any time. Additionally, in order to continue to grow, a company must expand its customer base and not merely rely on the current group of "loyal" customers.
Many say Apple is a different sort of company. I disagree. Apple isn't any different. If a rival product comes along and either eats into your market or attracts new buyers for your type of product by offering better pricing, for instance, watch out. The customer-base erosion does not happen instantly. It occurs one Kindle/iPad at a time.
By the way, I removed the link at the end of your posting because it leads directly to a site selling Kindle without offering EBN readers any additional information.
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