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According to a story in The New York Times that ran on Tuesday, the product is "less than a blazing success" with "many" of the device's early users. The article, which compares the tablet to the Ford Edsel and New Coke, among other failed products, lists a few problems including the lack of external volume control, an on/off switch that's easy to hit by accident, slow-loading web pages, no privacy controls and a touch screen that's "frequently hesitant and sometimes downright balky." (These perceived shortcomings are also cataloged on Amazon's review site for Kindle Fire
We've noted these issues before and reported on a planned update by Amazon, but now we want to hear from you. Do you have any issues with the Kindle Fire? Do you think these concerns are overblown?
Join the conversation and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.