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Old 05-06-2009, 11:20 AM   #17
krisk
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Originally Posted by zerospinboson View Post
"Kindle" (i.e., to kindle sparks of recognition/interest/intelligence/learning/etc.) is a marketing ploy employed by Bezos to confuse us into thinking that he cares that we read, in stead of realizing he wants 'us' to buy his products. I wouldn't mind so much if Amazon were a non-profit, but now it is just designed to cause cognitive dissonance in potential buyers over having to choose between DRM and ease-of-use.
oh boo-hoo. call a wambulance for peets sake! someone invents a better mousetrap and becomes a criminal?
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