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Fast forward to today. The Kindle fire reviews are pouring in and it looks like a great little device. Amazon certainly has a clear answer to the iTunes Store/App Store. But in watching the videos its clear that it’s still Android underneath. Scrolling around in the browser looks more like a gesture than a one to one interaction. The user swipes, and a moment later the content moves. Just like those Windows 1 machines, you feel as though you’re interacting with the device, rather than interacting with the content on the screen. There’s no one to one, and no magic.
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Interesting observation on the Kindle Fire, I’m surprised Amazon didn’t work very hard to make sure there was no lag. Since the first Kindle users have hated the wait turning pages but they were limited by the E ink technology. Speeds have progressively increased as they improved hardware and you don’t hear many complaints about it now but I would still have expected Amazon to use the Kindle Fire hardware as the perfect opportunity to nail responsiveness and user experience.
No, you don’t get to blame it on Android. If it’s a problem with Android fix it on your own damn hardware or software instead of waiting on Google to catch up. It’s open source after all.
