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eschwartz · 07-27-2015, 02:59 AM

@GERGE,

Don't get me wrong -- I think Amazon was amazingly stupid for muddling this.
Quite frankly, they should never have said a word, and definitely should not have brought out the banner ads, until they had something ready to be released.

But... I don't remember for sure, as I wasn't tremendously interested (I like my current Kindle well enough)... I could've sworn I came away, even then, with the impression that the typesetting engine was going to be released sometime after the Kindle itself, via a firmware update?

Assuming they did accurately describe it

I kinda sorta feel that if someone didn't figure it out, it is their fault.
That would be because I have a general disapproval of people not doing a cursory examination of the facts. (This is always a must when dealing with hyped-up product advertisement.)
Nothing to do with Amazon, I just hate Stupid. I also wish it were realistic to hope that stupidity would become an imprisonable offense

. I do recognize that my opinion is rather... controversial.

That goes for Amazon's marketing director as well. Press has never really been Amazon's strong point, and it just bit them.

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	@GERGE, Don't get me wrong -- I think Amazon was amazingly stupid for muddling this. Quite frankly, they should never have said a word, and definitely should not have brought out the banner ads, until they had something ready to be released. But... I don't remember for sure, as I wasn't tremendously interested (I like my current Kindle well enough)... I could've sworn I came away, even then, with the impression that the typesetting engine was going to be released sometime after the Kindle itself, via a firmware update? Assuming they did accurately describe it I kinda sorta feel that if someone didn't figure it out, it is their fault. That would be because I have a general disapproval of people not doing a cursory examination of the facts. (This is always a must when dealing with hyped-up product advertisement.) Nothing to do with Amazon, I just hate Stupid. I also wish it were realistic to hope that stupidity would become an imprisonable offense . I do recognize that my opinion is rather... controversial. That goes for Amazon's marketing director as well. Press has never really been Amazon's strong point, and it just bit them. Last edited by eschwartz; 07-27-2015 at 03:45 AM.