Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Kindle Fire Caught Fire This Year?

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“This substantial change underscores the inroads non-iPad tablets made this holiday season, reflecting some initial holiday sales estimates released by companies like Amazon,” the report stated.

This could signify a paradigm shift in the tablet space, much to the benefit of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), which has apparently blown away the direct competition of the Nook tablet by Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE:BKS). Digital content for the Nook was up 13 percent this Christmas over last year, but overall Nook sales were down nearly 13 percent (which includes the new Nook HD and HD+).

In related news, Chitika reported that the iPhone 5 now has a little more than 8.25 percent of the smartphone market, increasing its share by about 15 percent over pre-Christmas levels, while the Samsung Galaxy SIII now has about a 4.3 percent share.

In the week between Christmas and New Year’s, 50 million mobile devices were activated (iOS and Android) and about 1.75 billion apps were downloaded to those devices, according to analytics firm Flurry.

What do you think? Does the Kindle Fire have a chance to remain viable for Amazon? Do you think it will take more market share from Apple’s iPad in the coming year? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below, and continue reading related coverage here:

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