As Sandra gets ready to return her Kindle Fire after using it for 2 months, I was reflecting on the proposition of such a device and if the satisfies the expectation of a "tablet for all".

• The price was the biggest "feature"

A tablet device capable of web browsing, watching online video & checking email for $200? Yes, please!

• One month of Amazon Prime with the device is genius, but flawed

Right around Christmas, we would get free shipping on all our gifts, so it made having the Fire a great for just that month totally worth it to get the Prime benefits.

However, Prime for video primarily relies on streaming for video delivery, so we still had to go out of our way to pay for first run movies to download for offline use.

• The big hurdle to overcome is the platform

If you've ever touched an iPad, the flaws in the customized Android operating system are front-and-center.

• Battery life was dismal

Where Amazon really excelled was on the battery life for the Kindle ebook readers. Just wish they would have brought some of that know-how to the Fire.

We were charging the device each day, and would barely keep a charge for an extended usage period.

So, while I'm rooting for the Kindle Fire to become a market-mover for the tablet industry (and sales figures show it will be), I'm still expecting the device to live up to our high expectations for a tablet experience.

Thanks, Apple. You've ruined all other tablets for us, for now. ;)

(Full Disclosure: I'm an Apple stock holder and believe passionately about investing in great Product Design)