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Old 06-18-2015, 10:47 AM   #85
eschwartz
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Yes, a lot of companies abandon perfectly good hardware for lack of a software update. But Amazon did dump the DX and stopped updating it. So it became a rather large doorstop. Amazon should have kept the DX updated and it might be selling still.
Occasionally Amazon starts selling the DX again, from the leftover stock. Those seem to sell well enough.

In any event I think I have demonstrated that Amazon is to be downright praised for their above-average dedication to their old devices. As I said, even the Original Kindle still works fine -- even though they didn't get the very latest new features.
Your Apple comparison is still ridiculous.
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