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Originally Posted by HarryT
For a Dutch company, selling world-wide, to use a wireless system that the overwhelming majority of their customers couldn't use really wouldn't be terribly sensible, would it?  . Amazon's "whispernet" only works because they are selling in a very restricted single-country market. |
I should have been more clear on that point. Whispernet is based on sprint's CDMA based 3g network, however it could have just as easily used GSM's version of 3G which would have then covered the bulk of the world. I would actually prefer that since I travel extensively outside the U.S.
What I intended by the post was the capability that whispernet offers for the Kindle, but it clearly needs to be a medium that is available globally. GSM based 3G would definitely be the logical choice at this point in time. My apologies for not being clear and I'm definitely not one of those Americans who believe the world ends at our borders
To me, Amazons approach seems similar to Apples with the iPhone. Roll out in a controlled fashion to really test the market and your approach and then subsequently deploy more globally once you work out the kinks.