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sirmaru · 04-16-2012, 09:10 AM

The fact that EVERYONE posting in this thread owns a Kindle Fire means all of us went for the new "toy."

Print books from 1900 to 1930 are still available. Why aren't we reading those?

One can still buy 1980 IBM PC's running DOS. Why are we not using those?

I loved my TRS-80 from 1978 IN 1978 but wouldn't dream of using it today.

Just wait until Kindle Fire 2 is introduced at half the weight, a dual eInk / LCD screen and a new generation battery lasting a year until a re-charge. Would anyone really still use the Kindle Fire when that new toy is introduced?

Finally, replacing the Lithium Battery in the Kindle Fire was not made easy by Amazon. If they wanted to prolong the useful life of the Kindle Fire, they would make the battery easily replaceable or use NIMH long lasting batteries such as these new generation Sanyo rechargeables:

http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-Capacity...=1KCDE5NQNPYV9

I still own a Sony PRS-500 eReader but rarely touch it. I still own a Kindle 3rd Generation eReader but my wife uses it mainly for Amazon Loan eBooks (detective stories, etc) and I mainly use the Kindle Fire for my 800 to 1,000 page history eBooks.

I replace my PC every 4 years when the extended warranty runs out. Each new PC makes the old one look like a dinosaur in terms of speed and hard disk space. My latest Dell has 2 Terrabytes of hard disk space. My first TRS-80 and IBM PC did not have any hard disk space I can remember. The TRS-80 ran on cassette tapes. The IBM PC ran on a very low memory space CD (very modern compared to the TRS-80). Their RAM was infinitesmally low compared to my 2010 Dell PC.

Obviously, Amazon has built in obsolescence in mind. They like our money on a regular basis and, at least in my case, I like the latest and greatest toys they can sell me.

04-16-2012, 09:10 AM	#72
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	The fact that EVERYONE posting in this thread owns a Kindle Fire means all of us went for the new "toy." Print books from 1900 to 1930 are still available. Why aren't we reading those? One can still buy 1980 IBM PC's running DOS. Why are we not using those? I loved my TRS-80 from 1978 IN 1978 but wouldn't dream of using it today. Just wait until Kindle Fire 2 is introduced at half the weight, a dual eInk / LCD screen and a new generation battery lasting a year until a re-charge. Would anyone really still use the Kindle Fire when that new toy is introduced? Finally, replacing the Lithium Battery in the Kindle Fire was not made easy by Amazon. If they wanted to prolong the useful life of the Kindle Fire, they would make the battery easily replaceable or use NIMH long lasting batteries such as these new generation Sanyo rechargeables: http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-Capacity...=1KCDE5NQNPYV9 I still own a Sony PRS-500 eReader but rarely touch it. I still own a Kindle 3rd Generation eReader but my wife uses it mainly for Amazon Loan eBooks (detective stories, etc) and I mainly use the Kindle Fire for my 800 to 1,000 page history eBooks. I replace my PC every 4 years when the extended warranty runs out. Each new PC makes the old one look like a dinosaur in terms of speed and hard disk space. My latest Dell has 2 Terrabytes of hard disk space. My first TRS-80 and IBM PC did not have any hard disk space I can remember. The TRS-80 ran on cassette tapes. The IBM PC ran on a very low memory space CD (very modern compared to the TRS-80). Their RAM was infinitesmally low compared to my 2010 Dell PC. Obviously, Amazon has built in obsolescence in mind. They like our money on a regular basis and, at least in my case, I like the latest and greatest toys they can sell me. Last edited by sirmaru; 04-16-2012 at 09:28 AM.