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Originally Posted by boswd
ahhh well played ProfCrash, well played indeed 
I would be disingenous if I didn't put BN to the same task, yes it's not any different with BN, it's still just a marketing ploy etc etc.
but the difference is we know it's a marketing ploy, unlike all the Kindle owners who read Amazon's press release and then get all wide and dreamy eyed like teenage girls around David Cassidy ( am I showing my age  ) and start fawning over Amazon like they're some God or something
"Ohhhh Jeff Bezo's your my hero" " Ohhhhhh Amazon, you're the best" 'ohhhhh The KINDLE RULES AND KILLS EVEYTHING, YEAH GO KINDLE"
"Nothing is better than Kindle, look at the sales"
its enough to make you want to puke.
I and others just like come in and splash a little cold water over you hypnotized Kindle cult members  and just point out its all marketing, now go take a cold shower:
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Wow, that's a bit harsh. I love my Kindle (well, as much as I "love" any electronics), but I certainly don't worship Jeff Bezos.
I bought a K2 because it was cheaper than (most) other ereaders I had heard about. The screen was awesome. It was nice to trade up from my tiny old Palm Zire. The books were cheap (before the big change). I could read it comfortably in sunlight (although to be fair I could also read books on my Zire in sunlight).
I bought my Kindle3 to get wifi, get rid of 3G (don't want or need it), and to get an even better screen.
The only credit I really give to Jeff Bezos was that he thought it was a nifty idea to bring ereaders to the mainstream.
And, for the record, Shaun Cassidey was MUCH hotter
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