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Old 10-20-2010, 08:02 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Stonecold View Post
Actually, the on/off switch for Kindle is just a software switch (i.e. it could be programmed to be the Next Page button or even to be a "reset to factory defaults" button). It's not a hardware switch. The only damage you could do by flicking it on and off like that would be caused by physical wear-and-tear.
You're still causing the rest of the Kindle to power up and power down. Just because it is a soft switch doesn't mean that you're not causing other things to happen inside the Kindle.

If you really think nothing will happen then mash on the power button on your PC and tell me how long it lasts :P

Last edited by Tiersten; 10-20-2010 at 08:05 PM.
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