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Old 08-03-2020, 05:55 AM   #75
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
We're talking ebooks, okay?
So, how long was Kindle was the only ereader that didn't need a PC to feed it?
Or even WiFi? They had celluar wireless from day one. 2007. Still do.
It's *still* practically the only one that doesn't need a PC or wifi.
It's purely a marketing decision. Not technology. The hardware and software predates even Amazon as a company never mind the Kindle! No-one needed to licence Whispernet.
I was working on such HW & SW in 1988.
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