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Originally Posted by jbcohen
Does not represent my opinion, rather that of the IT industry.
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The article just represents the opinion of somebody called Keir Thomas at PC World and not the IT industry :P
There are some valid points and some not so valid points on that list. Some of them are very fillerish type points just to make a list of 10. One of them shows that the author didn't do any research or even try that feature.
1. Fair enough about this one. Amazon and every other manufacturer would prefer that you each have individual Kindles or at least use standalone Kindle for <blah> applications. I don't personally need this feature but I can see people liking it.
2. You manage them via the usual method of managing books. The author has obviously never actually tried any of the Kindle apps or even researched it.
3. I hardly ever use the dictionary but again, I can see people wanting this feature since it does make sense.
4. Blame the publishers and not the Kindle. The Kindle itself doesn't force you to jump past the cover. It is all down to how the publisher setup the book itself.
5. Its an eReader. You're not going to suddenly forget that it is one because you no longer see a progress indicator. The option to disable/enable the two status bars could be useful for some people but I wouldn't say either one was a "Top 10 Amazon Kindle Irritation".
6. Altering or replacing the fonts is one of the major reasons why people jailbreak the Kindle so Amazon should add more.
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7. They don't want you automatically downloading massive files since that would cost them a lot. You either load via WiFi, USB or download via the browser. The browser route is a workaround but you still need to manually do this. It tells you exactly what is charged and what is free anyway. Complaining about not reading the details?
8. Could be useful feature and something Amazon should consider adding since they keep metadata for each book anyway.
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9. Um okay. This is down to personal preference. Filler item so they can get 10 points on the list.
10. Works fine for me. I know some people don't like it. Again, personal preference.