Amazon?s Trojan Horse: Don?t Underestimate The Kindle Fire

A number of prominent folks have been ripping into the Kindle Fire lately, claiming that it is slow, exhibits poor UX choices, and that consumers are returning them en masse. Heck, even the affable Marco Arment writes "If I didn?t need the Fire for Instapaper testing, I?d return it." Tough crowd. But there's another narrative that says this is a secret success. Analysts estimate that Amazon will sell 5 million of the devices this quarter, a little under half the iPads sold in Q4 2011 (although the Fire has been on sale for a shorter period). I have a feeling that Amazon will hit or just graze this mark once it tallies holiday sales but, Amazon being Amazon, they'll never announce total sales. Marco Arment or no Marco Arment, the Fire will do just fine.

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