Thursday, March 8, 2012

Amazon to launch 7″ and 10″ tablets during 2nd half of 2012, but will it be too late?

Amazon changed the tablet market with its Kindle Fire. Around 5-6 million units were sold just during the 4th quarter of 2011, quickly propelling Amazon to the #2 spot in tablet sales, behind Apple's iPad. According to recent rumors, Amazon plans to continue its success by adding at least two more devices to its line-up. One would be a 7-inch follow-up to the Fire, while the other one would have a 10-inch form-factor.

Despite the fact that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos used to have a strong opinion about not needing a tablet, Amazon's foray into tablets has been nothing short of extremely successful as Amazon sees demand drop for its e-ink products.

We have also been hearing of a possible 8.9″ device, though