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Old 05-04-2011, 11:42 AM   #17
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Its pretty much another name for apps. While Kindle does have a web browser that supports ajax, apps are more optimized for slow eInk screen and make their respective tasks a whole lot easier.
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Yup, but also (most) apps don't require internet access. Downside is that apps that require a lot of data over 3G, will cost a monthly subscription. At the moment, I have not seen any apps that do use data, but certainly some will pop up in the future. I imagine this is because Amazon does not want anybody to start up a "Torrent" active content, and then get bad publicity for taking it down.
Thanks for the explanation.
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