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Originally Posted by Boston
1) A new version of the Kindle
Reasoning: How inventory went suddenly from available to 11/13 weeks. I think they had planned production of the Kindle 1 to get through the holidays and were getting ready for make the new version. The unanticipated demand with no parts inventory/production pipeline left them no choice but to hold off new orders until the new version was ready for release.
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I don't follow your reasoning. I think the issue is just as I said way back when the shortage started. Amazon has a history of underpromise and over deliver. I am pretty sure they projected longer ship times than they expected. They were planning all the time to increase production to meet this increased plan. The way you get happy customers is to deliver the device sooner than you originally promised.
Also, I think if the device is radically different rather than some incremental changes they won't be able to ship them. You have to fulfill the orders with what people were expecting. Not some radically different model. This would be like Sony shipping the PRS 700 to people that ordered the 505. Most people would be unhappy.
BOb