How Does Amazon's Tablet Stack Up Against The iPad?

So far, no challenger has been able to even come close to developing an offering to rival the success of Apple's iPad in the tablet marketplace. But that won't stop Amazon from trying to steal some market share from Apple with its "Kindle Fire.' In this video, tech expert Katie Linendoll discusses how Amazon's offering compares to the almighty iPad.

Sep 28th, 2011

So far, no challenger has been able to even come close to developing an offering to rival the success of Apple's iPad in the tablet marketplace. But that won't stop Amazon from trying to steal some market share from Apple with its "Kindle Fire.' In this video, tech expert Katie Linendoll discusses how Amazon's offering compares to the almighty iPad.

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