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Amazon is not going to discontinue the free 3G access to all customers just because some hackers in China are abusing this free service. And even if they do, it could lead to more transparent data transfer costs that could be beneficial to majority.
The "free" 3G while enjoyed by many, has undesirable externalities. One is that international users have to pay $2 surcharge per book. Also for publishers the charge is $0.15/MB which is very high and is a deal-breaker for comics publishers.
Personally I encourage such exploits because it will force companies to develop products that people want. I already wrote how "global" companies often are unaware how different other countries are, so we should be thankful that someone is reminding this. If customers want to use Kindle for tethering why not add this feature either through replaceable SIM card or competitive data tariffs.
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