Amazon’s $90 tablet for quarantines families
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Amazon’s $90 tablet for quarantined families

Amazon announced on Wednesday that the company is rolling out new 8-inch Fire tablet models with a starting price of $89.99. The Fire HD 8 tablets include the new HD 8 and the HD 8 Plus. The HD 8 is priced at $89.99. Unlike Apple’s expensive range of iPad Tablets starting at $329 and up, Amazon’s strategy is to try to gain a wide customer base for less-expensive Fire tablets

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