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I guess, this would mean that a user can remove the ads from the ad-supported Kindle and save $40. This would mean that Amazon loses almost 30% in revenue each
by raphman 15y ago
I guess, this would mean that a user can remove the ads from the ad-supported Kindle and save $40. This would mean that Amazon loses almost 30% in revenue each time they sell a Kindle Touch that is to be jailbroken.
- ckorhonen 15y agoI suspect the vast majority of customers don't care about the ads, and wouldn't expect them to pay to remove them in the first place. As far as ad-supported services go, the Kindle is actually quite good - totally unobtrusive, and you actually get some good offers, things like $5 off a $10 purchase.
- burgerbrain 15y agoAlthough the other "special offer" kindles have been jailbroken for some time, the kindle hacking community seems to be doing a good job of refusing to (at least for the relative layman) disable advertisements on them or enable any sort of tethering over 3g.
- esrauch 15y agoYou must have a certain website or subset of the community in mind. I actually got a Kindle 3 a couple months ago and the majority of the discussion that I could find about homebrew on the device was centered around removing the ads. I browsed 4 or 5 forums before deciding it was a lost cause. In fact, I wasn't even really able to find anything other than removing the ads and changing the screensaver as what you can do after your kindle is jailbroken.
- dangrossman 15y agoThe ads are so good that I'd choose an ad-supported kindle over an ad-free one at the same price point. Virtually all my shopping, aside from perishable foods, can be done at Amazon.com -- I've bought toilet paper, ketchup, packing supplies, cereal, etc. there -- that the offers will probably pay for the device.