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JSWolf · 12-05-2007, 06:56 AM

Don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying the Kindle is bad, but as a first reading device, people are getting dumbed down.

It's akin to Windows dumbing people down. Have you read the messages here of people getting lost trying to use libprs500 via the command line? The Kindle is going to be the same way. it'll dumb people down so if they ever need to use the Kindle via the USB port, they'll be lost.

12-05-2007, 06:56 AM	#95
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,060 Karma: 147977995 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying the Kindle is bad, but as a first reading device, people are getting dumbed down. It's akin to Windows dumbing people down. Have you read the messages here of people getting lost trying to use libprs500 via the command line? The Kindle is going to be the same way. it'll dumb people down so if they ever need to use the Kindle via the USB port, they'll be lost.