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Originally Posted by please55
It's not a straightforward answer but for me the option is always welcome - always. I can't think of single reasonable reason not to have one.
a) The expansion slot is a nod towards the future. A nod towards interoperability. A nod towards obsolescence. A nod towards uncertainty - somethings some groups have to be more aware of than others.
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Bzzzz! DING DING DING!
Wrong. It is expandable memory, and thus does nothing that the original memory didn't do, except be more of the same.
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b) It's a nod towards people of variable income who might not always have access to a computer or the internet.
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If they don't have access to a computer, how do they get stuff onto the memory card? If they do so beforehand, why don't they just do so with the internal memory beforehand, as well?
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c) It's a nod towards sharing without a middle man. And many more things.
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Your own computer is a middleman???
Again, what does an SD slot do that the internal memory doesn't? The internal memory operates as a standard flash memory device, any time you can plug an SD card into a computer you can do the same with a Kindle...
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I wouldn't be quick to assume the success of Amazon has a lot to do with them understanding people.
As much as I like ebooks, they are one of the must kludgy techs this past decade and they barely move the needle in terms of capability vs actual books especially on e-ink devices. So far they are still mostly analogue transfers rather than a rethink of what is possible with current technology.
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That is an issue (or lack of one, depending on whether you actually believe it is a problem) that affects all ereaders equally.
How do you possibly conclude from there that
Amazon specifically doesn't understand people?