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Old 03-06-2023, 07:58 AM   #1971
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Originally Posted by odamizu View Post
The more I think about this, the more I'm wondering if this simply means the Kindle for Mac app that can be downloaded from the Amazon website is being discontinued and the only Kindle app available for Macs will be the version available from the Apple App Store — which has been available all along for years and runs on Mojave or newer. Newer Macs may be offered a different version than older Macs.

At least I hope this is what it means. For Mac users to have to purchase a new M1/M2 Mac in order to read Kindle books on their Mac seems extreme given the first M1 Mac was released in Nov 2020.
You are probably right. The message is:

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Support for this app is ending on March 31, 2023

Get the new Kindle for Mac from the App Store to read with the latest Kindle features, explore millions of Kindle books, and receive regular updates.
What confuses me is that it has a link to this app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amazon-kindle/id302584613 and that appears to be the iOS app as far as I can tell.

And support ending may just mean that there will be no further updates, not that the current version will stop working.

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