I've been lurking for a few days while in wait for my KT and this thread compelled me to register and post. I know that what I say here will probably not change the minds of people, but I still feel an obligation to speak while I still am able to.
I am at a loss at how brainwashed people are getting by the corporate wannabe overlords. There is one simple truth that has been mentioned on more than one occasion, with regards to numerous projects to date:
When I buy something it is mine. My ownership of the item in question is absolute.
If for reason any given reason X I choose to do Y with the item Z I own there is not a single person or entity that has the right to influence my decision to a higher degree than advising.
When you quote the TOS/TOU (whose existances are completely counterintuitive by nature, if I buy an apple the seller has no right to decide when, where and how I am to eat it) and say that:
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Originally Posted by HarryT
By removing the ads you are "modifying .... the Kindle or the software".
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I am compelled to ask you why you haven't closed this forum down and given yourself a spank? It seems to me that people who are the prime tinkerers on this forum, who are jailbreaking, modifying, dumping, dissecting and extending firmware capabilities in various ways, are considered heroes (and rightly so imo). Double standards? Clearly that is also breaking the TOS/TOU?
You are looking at it from the wrong angle. They are not giving away the SO's, they are still selling them and they are NOT losing profit. The correct angle would be that they are charging you almost 40% extra for a device that is the same as the cheaper one, only that one really functions how you expect it to function in the first place.
Yes, I will jailbreak my devices. I will flash custom firmware on them. I will extend them. I will code "unapproved" software for them. I will do changes that I think will make my using the devices more satisfying.
Because I am their absolute owner.