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This whole thing is just stupid. If they were concerned about the security of such an old device then maybe just disable access to the kindle store. Just a simple message that says “The Kindle Store is no longer available on this device. To browse and buy books go to amazon.com on your computer”. They could still allow syncing with whispersync and downloading new books. This would remove a lot of the security problems with such an old device talking to a server that can process credit card payments. Also it’s an ereader, not a phone. These devices have been working just fine.
Also really. A 20% coupon that can’t be stacked with a trade in. Oh and it doesn’t work on the Kindle Scribe. No no no. How about you send people a free kindle basic. Remember Amazon, you said it was only 3% of users. Or even a refurbished basic? You sell them on Woot for dirt cheap. Look, you can even ship them with ads. If Amazon cared about its users they would do that. But no they want you to just buy a new one claiming that these devices are “12-14 years old and they served their time”. No these devices still work, you just want people to buy new ones.
I love my paperwhite 1, yes it’s slow. Yes it has just 4 GB, yes the backlight lights up the screen a little uneven, but it works great. And I love it.
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