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WallStreet
Journel reported that, Amazon plans to release a tablet computer by
October, people familiar with the matter said, intensifying its rivalry
with Apple'siPad.
Amazon's looming entry into the tablet market,
which Chief ExecutiveJeff Bezos has hinted at in his appearances this
year, is the latest example of how technology companies, once focused on
a particular segment of the industry, are increasingly jostling one
another on multiple fronts.
In recent years, Apple, Amazon
and Google Inc. have found themselves competing in areas such as the
mobile software market and digital content. The overlap stems from a
race to tap into the young and growing field of selling digital goods,
such as video, music and books, which are potentially vast markets as
more consumers turn to downloads.
Amazon
faces a tough road against Apple in the tablet market. Since
introducing the iPad last year, Apple had sold 19.5 million of the
devices as of the end of March. It is far and away the leader in the
tablet market.
Amazon's tablet will have a roughly nine-inch
screen and will run on Google's Android platform, said people familiar
with the device. Unlike the iPad, it won't have a camera, one of these
people said. While the pricing and distribution of the device is
unclear, the online retailer won't design the initial tablet itself. It
also is outsourcing production to an Asian manufacturer, the people
said.
Amazon's looming entry into the tablet market, which Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has hinted at in his appearances this year, is the latest example of how technology companies, once focused on a particular segment of the industry, are increasingly jostling one another on multiple fronts.
In recent years, Apple, Amazon and Google Inc. have found themselves competing in areas such as the mobile software market and digital content. The overlap stems from a race to tap into the young and growing field of selling digital goods, such as video, music and books, which are potentially vast markets as more consumers turn to downloads.
Amazon faces a tough road against Apple in the tablet market. Since introducing the iPad last year, Apple had sold 19.5 million of the devices as of the end of March. It is far and away the leader in the tablet market.
Amazon's tablet will have a roughly nine-inch screen and will run on Google's Android platform, said people familiar with the device. Unlike the iPad, it won't have a camera, one of these people said. While the pricing and distribution of the device is unclear, the online retailer won't design the initial tablet itself. It also is outsourcing production to an Asian manufacturer, the people said.
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