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Old 02-04-2010, 11:16 AM   #586
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Originally Posted by mgmueller View Post
BTW: I really don't understand, why most of the manufacturers don't offer WiFi. I really enjoy it on nook and that's the main reason why I rank it that high.
But as the clear majority of manufacturers doesn't offer WiFi, there seems to be a valid reason...
One possibility is that for devices with 3G, the carrier gets some percentage of each purchase made and delivered over their network to offset operational costs of the contract. If a device's only network access is through the carrier, then the vendor can just add up the network-delivered purchases to figure out what they will need to pay the carrier. But if a device can download from wifi as well, then either the carrier will see less revenue (and not want to enter this contract in the first palce) or a more sophisticated system needs to be created to differentiate carrier vs wifi downloads.
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