tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21367055.post6831981930303233236..comments2023-11-05T05:15:29.383-05:00Comments on graphicallyspeaking: Kindle Fire: Return of the Desktop?Sree Kotayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01637645734999157782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21367055.post-32085195822308048202011-10-17T10:38:54.840-04:002011-10-17T10:38:54.840-04:00Yeah... Amazon's approach is (self-admittedly)...Yeah... Amazon's approach is (self-admittedly) more 'closed' in some ways, but more 'open' in others... obviously they will support apps, with a more liberal application approval policy than Apple's, for example.<br><br> But that said, and I'd be curious to see data, I think these devices will land more naturally as media consumption devices (games I consider media despite them having the 'app' moniker today...), with (eventually) browsers/HTML being the pattern for more advanced functionality as they getter and high speed connectivity gets more ubiquitous (for real) -- beyond a handful of the pre-installed functions.Sree Kotayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637645734999157782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21367055.post-54183772729733905782011-10-14T18:07:47.871-04:002011-10-14T18:07:47.871-04:00It's an interesting choice, huh? "Buy my ...It's an interesting choice, huh? "Buy my product to do stuff", or "Buy <i>my</i> product so it's easy to buy more of my products". It will be interesting to see how it pans out. Personally, I'm betting on the apps.Dirk Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616143752082768155noreply@blogger.com