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I don't get the Fire phone at all. iPhone users are never going to switch to it. Can't see Android users switching either. I appreciate that they tried some new

by pbreit 12y ago

I don't get the Fire phone at all. iPhone users are never going to switch to it. Can't see Android users switching either. I appreciate that they tried some new things such as Firefly (although that is apparently available on iOS/Android, as it should be), the gestures and some of the other UI differences. But the 3D stuff is lame and the overall aesthetic is dreadful. The Kindle is apparently doing well and makes perfect sense. And 2 of my new favorite gadgets are Fire TV (vocal search is the way to go) and Echo (very well done an a no-brainer at $99). ps I got my Fire phone for $199 no-contract with free year of Prime ($99 net unlocked).

patja 12y ago
The Kindle does so many things right but like many of Amazon's products leaves me shaking my head and asking "what are they thinking?" Case in point is the Special Offers, or ads shown on the Kindle. Initially I kind of liked them, especially when they would occasionally just throw you $5 off your next Kindle purchase or make me aware of new books. But the lack of targeting became so annoying. I had so many ads for titles I already purchased for the Kindle, and so many annoying ads for things like toilet paper and home security monitoring that I lost quite a bit of respect for Amazon and the utter lack of optimization they did around Special Offers.
- eropple 12y ago
  They are thinking that they are making a somewhat cheaper device for people who don't have the capacity to lose respect for a corporation over a lack of ad-targeting. I'm pretty sure they're right.
  - sofal 12y ago
    You say that as if it were some kind of moral failing. I bought the version with ads not because I want to be specially targeted by ads, but because it was cheaper and the ads are not intrusive and don't bother me. I use my Kindle to read books, not to get shopping tips. The only reason an ad would annoy me is if it intruded on my attention while I'm reading my book. They can try to sell me pink panties while it's off for all I care. If they're not targeting correctly, that's their problem, and it is no skin off my nose.
    - eropple 12y ago
      I don't say it as if it is a moral failing, I say it as it is a comic lack of perspective. Or, put another way: chill.
- bbcbasic 12y ago
  Maybe if you don't buy the home security you will need the toilet paper?

by pbreit 12y ago

patja 12y ago

The Kindle does so many things right but like many of Amazon's products leaves me shaking my head and asking "what are they thinking?" Case in point is the Special Offers, or ads shown on the Kindle. Initially I kind of liked them, especially when they would occasionally just throw you $5 off your next Kindle purchase or make me aware of new books. But the lack of targeting became so annoying. I had so many ads for titles I already purchased for the Kindle, and so many annoying ads for things like toilet paper and home security monitoring that I lost quite a bit of respect for Amazon and the utter lack of optimization they did around Special Offers.

eropple 12y ago
They are thinking that they are making a somewhat cheaper device for people who don't have the capacity to lose respect for a corporation over a lack of ad-targeting. I'm pretty sure they're right.
- sofal 12y ago
  You say that as if it were some kind of moral failing. I bought the version with ads not because I want to be specially targeted by ads, but because it was cheaper and the ads are not intrusive and don't bother me. I use my Kindle to read books, not to get shopping tips. The only reason an ad would annoy me is if it intruded on my attention while I'm reading my book. They can try to sell me pink panties while it's off for all I care. If they're not targeting correctly, that's their problem, and it is no skin off my nose.
  - eropple 12y ago
    I don't say it as if it is a moral failing, I say it as it is a comic lack of perspective. Or, put another way: chill.
bbcbasic 12y ago
Maybe if you don't buy the home security you will need the toilet paper?