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I know almost nothing about Kindles, but can't you log in to amazon.com in Safari and buy that way? Also, buying a Kindle seems like a surefire way to be vendo
by pas 6y ago
I know almost nothing about Kindles, but can't you log in to amazon.com in Safari and buy that way?
Also, buying a Kindle seems like a surefire way to be vendor locked-in, because Amazon is so big, it can afford to not care about anything.
- vl 6y agoThis is exactly what I have to do, but why am I forced to? While Kindle is locked in, it seems to be a love child of Amazon and works extremely well. The difference between Kindle and iPhone is that Kindle is a single-purpose device, and iPhone is a general computing platform.
- pas 6y agoApple says it's an exclusive experience, which is obviously sold to absolutely anyone who can cough up the dough. (Snark aside, the Apple is rightfully famous for their tight integration, high-quality user experience, and that basically requires a walled garden. And it's easy to find edge cases.) And you're forced to because they are not a charity and because they can get away with it. (Both in a legal and market forces aspect.)