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Originally Posted by barryem
These kinds of preferences are very personal and individual things and if we're going to make wise choices and find what really fits us best I think that's best accomplished by ignoring prejudice. Compare features and then decide what fits you.
Barry
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Hi Barry,
I do agree wholeheartedly with this principle in general, but surprisingly in this case it's not the actual Kindles I'm prejudiced about, but rather their creator, Amazon. I find the former to be high quality devices but I've grown to dislike the latter's business ethos, to the point where I no longer wish to purchase their products. I don't judge people who do at all, nor am I making a statement of some sort. It's just my personal opinion. To be clear, I'm more than happy to discuss topics like these at length but I feared this might not be the appropriate forum to do so haha
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Walled gardens are a myth. Because of the ease of converting with Calibre reading any book on any device is trivial.
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Regarding this, my thinking was more along the lines of what meeera mentioned. Although the expression "walled garden" might be a little melodramatic, it seems you can indeed feel a slight difference between a Kindle and an Android model for instance. In practical terms, it's not a big deal, but from an aesthetic perspective I find it to be quite a compelling feature.