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Originally Posted by Quoth
They can add stuff to MTP without throwing it away, like authorisation only a desktop Amazon program knows, to prevent other programs connecting. Or additional DRM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol
They can "move the goal posts" while still using MTP.  |
The most charitable explanation I can come up with for this feature is that it makes Disconnect more visible and 'standardized' than poking around to find the Eject feature of the file system in question, since it is done by tapping the Disconnect button on the Kindle for all platforms. I bet a lot of people neglect to Eject before unplugging USB devices (I forget to do it all too frequently myself).
Perhaps it is also more fault tolerant if you unplug the cable while file transfer is in progress, where with USB storage media it can cause data corruption. I don't know enough about MTP to know if this is the case. Tapping the Disconnect button with file transfer in progress would give Kindle a chance to close the session cleanly (either finish current file transfer or cancel it).
I used to be able to connect Kindle to my iPad for file transfers. Guessing this is not possible now, but I'll check.
But it is good to know about the less charitable scenarios as well.