An awful product that should simply be avoided. You'll be sorry.
74
A poor product with more faults than redeeming qualities.
74
Below average. May be passable in a pinch, but you should probably stay away.
74
A bit below average, with some serious issues to watch out for.
74
An average product, with issues that keep it from being genuinely exciting.
74
Slightly better than most similar products, but you can likely still do better.
74
Better than average, but some issues still hold it back from being truly excellent.
74
Among the top products in its category, and a solid choice for most people.
74
A category-leading product and an overall pretty safe bet.
74
An industry-leading product, definitely worth owning. An instant classic.
74
Completely flawless. You'd be crazy not to have it.
100
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Is it just me, or is the user experience when dealing with free samples on Kindles pretty terrible? I'm not sure if it's the same on the Fire, so let me know if it's different. But here's how it works on the e-ink Kindles. You find a book in the store that you want the sample for, so you download it. Great. You read the sample and get to the end, and there's a link to the store to buy the full book. Great. This is where it starts going wrong. You now have both the sample and the full book on your...
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Article is here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204795304577222354104574994.html if they do this, and price it right, it would help them gain even more marke share in the tablet market. They have a lot to compete with in the lower priced market since the Fire came out. They are still wining the tablet market overall but with two budget friendly devices (Fire and Nook Tablet) picking up a bit of steam there is still a small segment for them to overtake. Do you think Apple should...
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