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Originally Posted by mgmueller
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...
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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.