The iPhone 5 launch on Wednesday, Sept. 12, is sure to be the most important event for tech investors this year. The Motley Fool will be hosting a live chat where our top tech analysts will answer your questions and break down what the announcement means for Apple and tech investors everywhere. Be sure to swing by Fool.com at 12:45 p.m. ET tomorrow for all your coverage of Apple's next big announcement.
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One thing made clear is that Amazon is willing to compete on price, even potentially losing on margins to gain market share. Its new tablet price points seem nothing less than declarations of war on competitors. Take the revamped, entry-level Kindle Fire -- at $159, it signicantly undercuts Google's (GOOGL 0.80%)$199 Nexus 7. And Amazon's brand-new Kindle Fire HD, priced at $499, is an 8.9-inch, 4G-enabled tablet with 32GB of internal memory -- clear competition for Apple's(AAPL -0.73%) iPad, but $230 less.
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