“The Kindle will compete with these LCD devices like the iPad by being a very focused product. Serious readers are going to want a purpose-built device, because it’s an important activity for them.”

Bezos also deflected any rumors that the Kindle would be moving to color e-ink or LCD technologies soon.

While this may not seem like big news to most, this is actually a pretty significant announcement concerning the immediate future of the Kindle as spectator’s await Amazon’s response to Apple’s iPad.

Amazon does not seem to be falling into the trap that they need to morph the Kindle into a be-all-end-all competitor to the iPad and other tablet computers. Kindle was built to be an e-book reader in its current format. It needs to stay that way. Keeping the Kindle simple, straightforward and doing the few tasks it does really well will continue to appeal to those who just want an e-book reader and nothing more.

There are those who want iPads, the do-it all device. However, is it really smart to spend all that money on an iPad when all a bookworm wants to do is read? iPad is much more than just a reader, it is a minature computer. Still, for a lot of consumers, devices like the iPad may prove to be more than what they actually want.

I am glad that Amazon has chosen not to push Kindle into something it isn’t. Competition is great, and it will continue to compete with the iPad and similar devices – as an e-book reader and nothing more

I’ve got to admit, I really .. REALLY like the service that Verizon offers. However, in my particular market AT&T doesn’t fair too bad. The videos and reviews that I have seen so far hasn’t quite sold me on the idea of the Motorola Droid. It just doesn’t seem as polished or clean as the iPhone. I’ve been a happy owner of the iPod Touch for the past two years and do have some investment in a couple of apps. It seems that the iPhone’s biggest advantage over the iPhone is the App Store. When you hear about major developers actually scaling back Android development efforts in favor of the iPhone, it is easy to assume that the iPhone’s lead will only widen.

The iPhone’s achilles heal is the network. Yes, I mentioned the network does fair well in my area. However, I am a good 50 miles from 3G and am rarely in that area. So, it is hard for me to imagine that shelling out that kind of dough, when I’ll rarely get the 3G benefits, worth it.

In order to make a fair assessment, I am heading to a Verizon store this week to hopefully get a hands on with the Droid, and perhaps even the HTC Eris. If you have experience with both the Droid and iPhone, let me know what you think!

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