Funny thing is, I bought a Kindle before and I hated it. Buttons!? Up-up-up-up-left-left. Pah! But when the Fire came out I put it on my wish list and got one for my birthday. It's so much better than the old, flashy B&W Kindles, I kinda like it. (And I also have an iPad.)
The article isn't wrong about the dumb placement of the headphone jack, but I have to say the cloud music player sounds great. I've bought a lot of Amazon MP3s over time and it's great to have them instantly playable on my lap.
I like it well enough as a book reader, too. It's much easier to hold for sustained periods than the iPad.
My take: Fire has some bugs but they are all software, which can get better. Meantime, for $200, I'm keeping mine.
The article isn't wrong about the dumb placement of the headphone jack, but I have to say the cloud music player sounds great. I've bought a lot of Amazon MP3s over time and it's great to have them instantly playable on my lap.
I like it well enough as a book reader, too. It's much easier to hold for sustained periods than the iPad.
My take: Fire has some bugs but they are all software, which can get better. Meantime, for $200, I'm keeping mine.