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Originally Posted by eschwartz
There is a difference between running the "Kindle for PC" win32 application, and the "Kindle for Windows 8" Metro app...
Just because you couldn't find a Kindle for PC installer (because  Amazon) does not mean Kindle for PC displays the same behavior as Kindle for Windows 8.
I cannot imagine why there would be any code in the "Kindle for PC" win32 application that would arbitrarily change how it works, based on what Windows kernel it runs on (or other pointless windows-version-detector used). |
Perhaps the choice of version offered for download depends on the operating system? Many web sites that distribute cross-platform applications will helpfully suggest the one matching your system (Windows, Linux, OSX...).
Is Amazon trying to do this, with the extra silly idea to distinguish Windows 8 from the other MS systems?
Just because Windows 8 and its Metro interface deserve to die a thousand deaths doesn't mean that some dumb Amazon marketing drone didn't see it as a wonderful idea