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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Also, several of the claims in their petition are skewed: yes, e-readers are marketed for reading, but it's disingenuous to claim that they're not also marketed with internet features ("experimental" or not).
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From Kindle Paperwhite page on Amazon.com, main point of each summary bullet point (copied), none left out:
provide the perfect reading experience in all lighting conditions
brilliant resolution
sharp, dark text
delivers clear, crisp text and images with no glare
New hand-tuned fonts
8-week battery life,
Holds up to 1,100 books
Built-in Wi-Fi lets you download books
Time to Read feature
Massive book selection
180,000 Kindle-exclusive titles
Supports children's books
books to borrow for free
Not a single one of those points mentions anything other than reading.
Looking for other stuff on the page related to connectivity, I find:
3G connectivity lets you download books anytime, anywhere.
With wireless coverage in over 100 countries and territories, Kindle Paperwhite 3G lets you download books anytime, anywhere,
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There is one brief paragraph on connectivity:
Search Wikipedia and the Web
Kindle Paperwhite makes it easy for you to search. Enter a word or phrase and Kindle will search every instance across your Kindle library, in the Kindle Store, on Wikipedia, or the Web using Google search. Kindle Paperwhite features an experimental WebKit-based browser to provide a better experience on your e-reader.
That's it... and they still tie the search in with searching your books, Wikipedia, and the web... still related to reading.
Similarly:
On Kobo's website on the page for the Glo... not a SINGLE mention of the web, internet, browser, nothing...