Les Mikesell wrote: > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:17 AM, John Hodrien <J.H.Hodrien at leeds.ac.uk> > wrote: >> <snip> >> I'd say: >> >> 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... or don't you remember them deleting 1984? And $200 for a book reader? <snip> mark