Thread: Early report on the Amazon Kindle, due Nov 2011.
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Old 09-04-2011, 03:46 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by SmokeAndMirrors View Post
Eliminating that, it still doesn't explain to me the purpose of the LCD e-readers themselves. In addition, I *only* see the point of it with the Kindle if you also root it. Otherwise... you're frankly just really wasting that pretty screen.
The Amazon Kindle won't be just an e-reader. Even though "limited", it is still pretty much a full tablet. It still has a full web browser. Instead of the Google App store it'll have the Amazon App store. So in essence, instead of being a Google Android tablet it'll be an Amazon Android tablet. For many people, they won't notice the difference. I personally have no doubt that it will be hacked. Far less popular and unknown tablets get hacked all the time. For all we know, Amazon is just rebranding another company's tablet. Much like the Motorola Triumph is just a rebranded phone that's been around for almost two years. If that's the case, it may already be hacked.
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