The Kindle Fire has never been direct competition
as a general purpose tablet.
I think this is going to be a huge issue for use of the Kobo Vox
as a general purpose tablet.
Or that they are used mainly to consume Amazon content, and not
as general purpose tablets?
Not exact matches
Each van includes a rugged
tablet PC that serves
as a
general purpose customer information terminal and satnav.
If you want to get into reading ebooks, it's a very legitimate question
as to whether you should spend your money on a device that does only one thing — or whether it would be much more cost - effective to get a
general -
purpose device like an iPad or an Android
tablet instead.
But
as The Digital Reader points out, this is less of a question of people abandoning digital reading in
general, and more of a question of people moving towards reading on
general -
purpose tablets or on their phones instead.
A special application that enables a
general -
purpose device such
as a mobile phone, PC or
tablet to act like a specialised e-book reader.
As a
general purpose device — a
tablet is superior.
As you can see from the links, other members of the
tablet community have found these devices lacking for
general purpose use.
A full - fledged
tablet can be a better choice than an e-ink reader if you plan to watch videos or play games a lot, or if you need more
general -
purpose computer - like functionality such
as email and web browsing.
Kobo and Amazon bill their
tablets as e-Readers, instead of
general purpose editions like the iPad.
Maybe they'll become a bit slimmer and lighter and have longer - lasting batteries, but there won't be much time for big improvements, because within a few years,
general -
purpose tablets such
as the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab will have taken over this niche.
My concern here is with the broad ecosystem of electronic reading platforms — ranging from dedicated devices like the Kindle and the Nook to software that runs on
general -
purpose laptops and
tablet computers — that provide content to these platforms, such
as Amazon and OverDrive, and with the publishing industry.
But this really is a «pro» iPad: Just
as the 15 - inch MacBook Pro isn't for
general -
purpose computing, the 12.9 - inch iPad Pro isn't for
general -
purpose tablet use.