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Wonder if they have anything in place to stop people flashing the existing K3 firmware which is ad-free. There's also existing hacks out their to customise the
by AdamGibbins 16y ago
Wonder if they have anything in place to stop people flashing the existing K3 firmware which is ad-free.
There's also existing hacks out their to customise the screensavers, wonder if they've patched this else people would be able to avoid the ads.
- joebadmo 16y agoAlong similar lines, I wonder if you'll be able to pay for an upgrade later to an ad-free firmware.
- russell_h 16y agoI doubt they care all that much. Most people with $110 to spend and the know-how to hack a Kindle probably wouldn't consider it worth the time just to save $25. For those who do consider it worth the time, Amazon would probably rather they have a hacked Kindle than no Kindle at all. That being said, I think each Kindle has some soft of hardware ID. If a Kindle sold as ad-supported suddenly stops requesting ads that would probably indicate its hacked. Of course there are a few obvious ways around that, but that tends to be true of any solution short of completely locked down hardware.