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Originally Posted by vitorm
Thanks for all the help, knc1, as always.
Then amazon should mirror those files in their server.
And they should have granted you lifetime prime membership and free new Kindle builds.
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That would be promoting rather than condoning, and their legal department may get involved. Too much risk for the amazon support techs to suggest that to their superiors, or to set that system up without formal authorization. Easier to "look the other way" with a
wink and a nod (i.e. "quiet consent").
This falls under
Grace Hopper's rule:
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"It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission." ~Grace Hopper.
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EDIT: I had the pleasure of meeting Grace Hopper in person, and she gave me one of her famous "one-nanosecond piece of wire" signature props.
EDIT2: Regarding prime membership and getting free models of their latest hardware, my brother has no technical training, is not interested in technical hobbies, and yet by providing minimal support in a Motorola cellphone forum, the send him EVERY latest product they have, as they have for many years, even when he was offline for a long time due to medical issues. And he is still getting all the latest stuff. Whereas I actually invent stuff and share it for free, I had a donate button on a website that went viral (millions of views), and though I only asked for a ONE DOLLAR donation (paypal button) if anybody found this useful, I DID NOT RECEIVE A SINGLE DONATION! The world is not particularly fair. Nor did I ever get anything free from amazon, or anybody else. I did get promises of sponsorship and products from a company whose young founder is now a billionaire, but they did not follow through.