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MCS*4370 Marketing Strategy Final Examination The Kindle Fire: Amazon’s Heated Battle for the Tablet Market Submitted by: Michael McNevitts Student number: 0708890 Section 1 Q1. It seems ambiguous whether the Kindle Fire can be categorized as a tablet or e-reader. Nowadays, these two terms are looking and performing quite similarly thus making it difficult to tell them apart. There are some important differences between the two that will prove useful in making this distinction. The first is screen size as the Kindle Fire has a 7-ich screen, which is consistent with most other e-readers. In contrast, tablets come in a range of sizes but some of the more popular ones such as the i-Pad can have 10-iche screens. Another …show more content…

c) Based on facts from the case, I believe that Amazon will need to position itself with a focus on e-readers instead of directly competing with high-quality tablet products. It is obvious that the company has made a move toward tapping into tablet market by creating an affordable option with more web-based capabilities. Leveraging the cloud-based resources and unique features such as Amazon Silk, the Kindle Fire has potential to indirectly steal market share from Apple by being a cheaper and more affordable option. Furthermore, the convenience of consolidating many of Amazon’s different products into one (Amazon Prime, AWS and the app store), will make the Kindle Fire an attractive option against other e-readers such as the Nook. Q3. The initial Kindle Fire launce had broad aims in entering the market in order to learn, which customer segments would respond most favorably to the new product. The several target segments the company can consider include: media junkies, children & mobile gamers and higher education. Without a doubt, there are pros and cons to each market segment and deciding the best option can be quite difficult. After analyzing these segments and the product offerings of the Kindle Fire, the higher education target market seems to be the most attractive. Given the origin being primarily a product to facilitate convenient and accessible

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