Devices should be supported longer than 14 years. There is nothing about a 1st gen kindle that makes it incompatible with modern technology. For Amazon, an immortal entity, to act like 14 years is already gracious is nonsense. A 20 year lifespan (including repairs) should be the bare minimum standard.
Humans live 80-100 years. I shouldnt have to buy 6 or more e-readers (or 25+ smartphones) over my lifespan just to have access to one
Cutting them off from the online store is one thing, but the fact that they are bricked if you deregister or factory reset them is awful
I have a kindle keyboard that hasn’t been online in over a decade, but still gets regular use. i upload drm-free ebooks i own using Calibre. Now it will be impossible for me to give it away since it is forever zombie locked to my Amazon account
If it was EPUB. It would’ve actually continued to function fine. For a device which is an E-reader it should stop working when it breaks, not when it does not connect.
Devices should be supported longer than 14 years. There is nothing about a 1st gen kindle that makes it incompatible with modern technology. For Amazon, an immortal entity, to act like 14 years is already gracious is nonsense. A 20 year lifespan (including repairs) should be the bare minimum standard.
Humans live 80-100 years. I shouldnt have to buy 6 or more e-readers (or 25+ smartphones) over my lifespan just to have access to one
Cutting them off from the online store is one thing, but the fact that they are bricked if you deregister or factory reset them is awful
I have a kindle keyboard that hasn’t been online in over a decade, but still gets regular use. i upload drm-free ebooks i own using Calibre. Now it will be impossible for me to give it away since it is forever zombie locked to my Amazon account
That’s upsetting to know for like 60 years of my life I have and will continue to buy a new phone every 3 years. 20 fucking phones is crazy.
If it was EPUB. It would’ve actually continued to function fine. For a device which is an E-reader it should stop working when it breaks, not when it does not connect.
Agreed. I won the device in a raffle, i don’t think i’d buy one or recommended doing so. Converting books into mobi before uploading is an annoyance