Amazon decided to add Foxconn to the Kindle Fire 2 OEM list. To lower the costs, Amazon will also take over the selection/certification of components, China Times reports. It is an open secret that the first Kindle Fire was rushed to market, and used an off the shelf design Quanta already had for RIM's Playbook. The decision on the stuff that goes into the device, was also Quanta's.
But while the first Kindle Fire was a huge success, selling it for $199 while it cost an estimated $250 to make, cut into Amazon's profits.
Unwired View, Amazon taps Foxconn to make Kindle Fire 2. Should start shipping it in May/June
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