The surprising tidbit here is that Amazon is significantly worse than Google. > You pay twice, first with your wallet, then with data It's actually the same t

The surprising tidbit here is that Amazon is significantly worse than Google. > You pay twice, first with your wallet, then with data It's actually the same transaction. These devices are sold at a loss, the remained recouped through data brokerage or associated sales. For example, the Amazon tablet is in the region of $60. Materials cost alone would be $200+. Amazon expects you to buy books to read on the device, or use Prime video, or whatnot. These devices are notoriously difficult to root (hardware modification) for this reason.