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Originally Posted by crich70
Hmm. That is odd. I mean it can be inconvenient if a book isn't available due to some publishing contract, but why would they limit who could download a game app?
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Because there are laws regarding export of technology, and all software is covered by it. It's easier simply to only sell to the US than to deal with getting an export clearance for each title (and, like the actual Kindle, there are countries to which items can and cannot be sold from the US).