"Have to agree with Corrupted Mind. Look at Amazon's play here. They understand that what it takes to win in the mobile space is KIATCS (keep it about the content, stupid). Okay, not so elegant as KISS, but you get the point. What sells tablets is't dual core processors or the latest version of Android. It's about easy access to the content I want. That simple understanding -- which seems lost on most tablet makers -- and the super low price point looks like a winning combination (or at least insta-player status for Amazon). Buying Palm gets Amazon hardware, software, IP protection and means Amazon no longer reliant on Android. Android let Amazon enter the market more quickly, but looking at how Amazon works, you have to assume they want to control everything about the Fire. Soup to nuts. Buying Palm, gets them a lot closer, a lot faster." - Christian Anderson