I am not a big fan of the Fire. It's not bad, but it feels like it could be a lot more with just a few extras. It's alright for 'consuming' content, but for much else it's suboptimal:

* Amazon appstore means no The Economist app! I already paid for the magazine, dammit, and I don't want to pay again to read it on Amazon.

* No Google apps hurts, especially Gmail and Maps. The web-based alternatives are just not as nice as having the native apps.

* It's nice to have a camera - I'll get one of these to use as a video phone with my parents.

Anyone know if it'll be possible to get some kind of add-on keyboard for Google's tablet? Trying to type anything on the Fire drives me crazy.