On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
In the UK, being dedicated to one's family means, among other things, finding ways to avoid buying most electronic devices.
It just got worse here with the Kindle fire release. Aside from being a nice toy it will have an account attached for instant purchases from Amazon.
Um, no. Not until I'm assured that it was pull *only*, and that Amazon COULD NOT PUSH...
Sure, you'll have to click the button. But with virtually everything in the world at your one-click fingertips (both downloadable content and physical stuff, mostly with free delivery if you aren't familiar with Amazon).
or don't you remember them deleting 1984?
That wasn't censorship, it was correcting an error with appropriate refunds. I don't think they are particularly evil or controlling, just very tempting.
And $200 for a book reader?
That's a fantastic price for a color tablet - they are almost certainly losing money on it.