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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
OK .... well, perhaps if I ever sell this house here in Texas, I'll advertise it as having "access" to all the museums and restaurants in Paris, France. I just won't mention that they (1) have to get in a car, (2) drive to the airport, (3) buy a ticket to France, and (4) fly there.
It's all "access" right?? And, all unlimited??
As long as the access is limited by either your online connection or your proximity to Whispernet ... it is still limited. If you can't access the books, you can't access them. No matter whether Amazon puts a limit on the number of books your could theoretically purchase or not.
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Um, no, that's not what I said at all. You couldn't advertise it as unlimited, because there clearly *are* limits. You could advertise it as access though - it'd be a silly thing to do but you wouldn't be actually lying, because as you said - your house does have access. Not convenient access, but access.
It's the adjectives that get people into trouble.
A better, imo, example would be if you joined a gym that was open 24 hours. You DO have 24 hour access to the gym - but it's not the gym's responsibility to pick you up and drive you there!
With the Kindle, you have access to xyz amount of books - with that line, they're pitching the volume of works available for the Kindle, not the ease of accessibility. If they'd said 'instant' or 'immediate' in front of that, they sales point would be about the delivery method.