Thread: How much is Amazon missing by not having a waterproof Kindle?
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Old 12-04-2016, 03:14 AM   #86
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
I'm merely going with the safe assumption that a handful of people at Mobileread do not, in fact, have as good a handle on what Amazon might be "missing out on" as Amazon's own market research teams do.

I'm not making that assumption either. What prompted me to start this thread were the reviews of the Oasis. Here are snippets of the top reviews of the Oasis (based on my search results in Bing):

c|net: The Bad/ It's pricey, isn't any zippier than the Voyage or Paperwhite, and isn't waterproof.

PCMag: Cons: Expensive. Not waterproof.

The Guardian: Cons: expensive, front cover doesn’t protect back, not waterproof

Wired: Tired: It's expensive, and there are cheaper versions that do all the same things. Dear Amazon, MAKE THE KINDLE WATERPROOF. Love, everyone.

The Verge: Another ding: the Oasis isn’t waterproof, a feature that beach bums and bathtub lovers have been asking for — especially if they drop $300 on this thing.
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