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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
Not sure I completely agree with that. Where do we stop with protecting people against their own stupidity?
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This particular case is not exactly close to the edge of a slippery slope.
A Kindle is part of a relatively closed ecosystem, intended to be used as a consumer appliance by decidedly non-technical users who just want to click a button and read without worrying about wiping out critical functions with the accidental press of a key.
It's lovely that the Kindle can be extended by tech savvy hackers, but it's not stupidity if a typical Kindle user can't manage file systems. It's not a skill set required of the intended audience.