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Originally Posted by ApK
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.
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But back then, some users were tech savvy enough to get into the Kindle to delete what should not have been deleted. If they were not tech savvy, then there would not have been an issue.
I think Amazon's decision is wrong. It would be better to teach users not to delete the file instead of taking away functionality.