iPad: Amazon, Google, Dell to Take on iPad With Dell Streak Tablet
March 10th, 2010 admin
Apple was able to achieve dominance in the MP3 player arena by closely marrying hardware and software, a formula that it has extended to its success with the iPhone and the App Store. As the company gets ready to ship the iPad, the next phase in that evolution, Amazon, Dell, and Google are teaming up on the Dell Streak tablet, which will run the Android OS and have access to 300,000-plus e-books in the Kindle store, the more than 11 million songs available in Amazon’s MP3 store, and in excess of 50,000 movies and TV shows for rent or purchase.
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