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Originally Posted by ApK
You mention having rooted some Linux based devices, but everything about your posts sounds like you're far better off running stock with full manufacturer support and warranty.
Rooting and it's associated activities is a hobbyist endeavor for folks willing to experiment and assume some additional risk.
Regardless of how easy some utilities make it, it is still the "off-piste skiing" of the electronics world.
If you're unconvinced, by all means, don't do it. Stay on the marked trail!
Personally, I don't go down that path unless I have some reason to. With some iPods and other devices, I have. With the Fire, I so far have not.
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@apk You were right. Firstly, I had the same problems people were complaining about in the installation thread which I managed to extricate myself from, but I discovered that I still have to have Rotating Wallpaper installed to have my wallpaper "stick" (it uses up 12% resources and so I was trying to get rid of it) and I discovered I can no longer use the Amazon Lending Library.
Was unable to install FireFireFire because of an ADB error message and trying to install the recovery utility put me into a FastBoot mode with an inability to either boot or see the Kindle files on my PC.
Other then that....
Really don't see any advantages. Maybe somebody could point them out to me.