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Thursday, March 11, 2010.
Dell, Amazon and Google Going After iTunes
Dell, Amazon and Google are gearing up to take on iTunes by joining forces to offer what industry insiders are describing as a "crapload" of content for users.
According to notes from a presentation unearthed by Engadget, there are plans for the Dell Streak tablet, which is powered by Google's Android, to "include access to over 300,000 e-books in the Kindle store, everything in the Amazon MP3 download store (over 11 million “songs and extras”), and over 50,000 movies and television shows available for one-day rental or permanent purchase."
It looks like Dell has aligned itself with the right forces in terms of lining up across the aisle from the iPad and it may actually be able to give Apple a run for its money here, should it play its cards properly.
Now other Android devices ship with Amazon MP3 store stuff already attached, so that aspect isn't particularly new. Adding Kindle's e-books and stocking up with movies and other titles is something special, though, and it could be enough to lure some potential iPad shoppers over to the Dell side.
Users of Dell's device will have 3G access to the Kindle store without worrying about monthly fees, service plans or finding those elusive Wi-Fi spots.
Many are thinking that Dell could be the one to knock Apple off of its perch, at least temporarily. The company is coming out with a relative crapload (there's that word again) of tablets of various shapes and sizes, so it could be the case that Dell will merely flood the market with tablets just to see what sticks best with consumers.
In any event, Dell will actually have to release the Dell Streak first and it'll ... [ read the entire post ]
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