Thread: Chinese Kindle clone: Meet WeFound
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Old 07-13-2009, 03:06 PM   #25
fjtorres
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Originally Posted by krischik View Post
You - like many others - forget that Kindle is only available in the USA. And after the Vodaphone / T-Online deal failed it will stay that way.

So this device might become a Kindle for the rest of us. Might - I think that at least in Europe Sony has better chances.

Martin
...for the next week or so.
The Kindle motherboard is designed to be manufactured as a GSM-compatible gadget and also as a WiFi device.
So Amazon can readily produce an unlocked GSM or WiFi version of K2 at the drop of a hat.

The real hangups are the back-end services, book catalog, and certification.
That is where partnering with a local carrier helps; getting the Brusselcrats off their back.
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