Re:The case against the Kindle as a low end tablet disruption
by reeses on Sunday October 02, 2011 @08:47PM
(#3064542)
"I somehow really doubt that Silk will translate in a faster user experience. Of course, marketing does wonders."
As I understand it (that is what you call a disclaimer), Silk will operate in a fashion similar to Opera Mobile. Requests are routed to a proxy farm which transcodes and optimizes content for a known target browser. In Amazon's case, they have exceptional knowledge and control over that platform.
It's probably the one thing other than massive superior content that Apple might envy. :-)
As I understand it (that is what you call a disclaimer), Silk will operate in a fashion similar to Opera Mobile. Requests are routed to a proxy farm which transcodes and optimizes content for a known target browser. In Amazon's case, they have exceptional knowledge and control over that platform.
It's probably the one thing other than massive superior content that Apple might envy. :-)