I'm sure there are going to be a lot of iPad comparisons, as in this article. There is an obvious reason for them, but I feel the fact the Fire is less than half the price of the cheapest iPad 2 ($200 vs $500) must be kept in mind.

Amazon obviously had to compromise, and my first impressions are they have done a good job. I'm sure if they had aimed for an iPad-like price point, they could have hit iPad-like quality.