An awful product that should simply be avoided. You'll be sorry.
88
A poor product with more faults than redeeming qualities.
88
Below average. May be passable in a pinch, but you should probably stay away.
88
A bit below average, with some serious issues to watch out for.
88
An average product, with issues that keep it from being genuinely exciting.
88
Slightly better than most similar products, but you can likely still do better.
88
Better than average, but some issues still hold it back from being truly excellent.
88
Among the top products in its category, and a solid choice for most people.
88
A category-leading product and an overall pretty safe bet.
88
An industry-leading product, definitely worth owning. An instant classic.
88
Completely flawless. You'd be crazy not to have it.
100
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It's well-established by now that Amazon doesn't make any money from selling tablets. Instead their model is to break-even on the hardware and make money by selling access to content and services (which is partly why we described the Kindle Fire HD as being more of a "content appliance" than a proper tablet). While it's a different approach than that of pretty much every other hardware maker, it is a relatively straightforward strategy. However I think there's an even more subtle aspect to it...
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