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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Maybe not including the USB cable is another of Amazon's "green" gestures, like their minimalist packaging? 
(Besides, they can use the extra 50 cents profit.)  |
Amazon is just being considerate. They know their customers have USB cables all over the place and didn't want to burden them with an added expense. After all, including the cable would've raised the price of the Fire to $209.
It's no different than what they did for the regular Kindles. Amazon removed the wall charger because everyone has multiple chargers floating around their houses. It's inclusion would've meant prices of $89 and $109, instead of $79 and $99.
God bless Amazon for being so considerate