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Old 05-05-2026, 01:07 PM   #46
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
My main point here is that not every decision made by Amazon is intended to screw their customers. Not every decision they make is about DRM. The decision to limit the new app to Windows 11 doesn't have to be about a diabolic plot to further alienate and piss off their customers. It could simply be about not wanting the hassle of supporting an app on an unsupported platform.
I doubt it's about not wanting to support Windows 10. It's very easy to write a program that works on Windows 10 and 11. I think it's because to have Windows 11, you need TPM 2.0 and the new Kindle will make use of TPM.

I think it's all about DRM in this case.
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