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Originally Posted by John F
But if they are in it to sell content, not devices, wouldn't it make sense to have the features on ALL devices?
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Not if the typical buyer of the device or app doesn't use it or it rquires resources not available. Plus, Amazon doesn't have a single software team and codebase; they don't have a single app that gets ported to different devices, but rather separate teams and apps that try to tailor each app to the device's user base.
Plus, some features aren't, strictly speaking, Kindle features. (The lending library is a reward to Prime subscribers so Prime sets the terms.)
And then there is the matter of corporate Agendas skewing the core policy, tactical needs kicking in. Big companies always do stuff that from the outside looks odd because they are rooted in internal policies, agendas, or politics. Sometimes they do stupid things, too.