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Amazon Kindle Endorsed By Oprah
Oprah Winfrey enthused about the Amazon Kindle on her show today — it's her "new favorite thing" — and had Jeff Bezos on to announce a $50-off offer good till Nov. 1. A plug on Oprah is ordinarily a sign that a product has crossed over into the mainstream. But her show's audience has been slipping lately, and it's unclear how many cash-strapped citizens will be willing to part with $309 (after the special offer) for a new techno-gadget, for which they then have to shell out more money for DRM-encrusted content.
Formerly known as Stedman.
Now that Oprah has given the go ahead for this I'll run right out and buy one!
Paperback book - $10
Amazon Kindle from Oprah - $300
Overusing a Mastercard commericial as your template for every joke - Priceless....
I thought now we were using "nuked the fridge"?
Oprah also gave away a Kindle to everyone in her audience on Friday, which oddly enough, caused one woman in the crowd to tear up.
I did want one... but now, if Oprah likes it, well... I'll pass.
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I always wait for Oprah's endorsement before buying technical products. Any idea what she thinks of the iPhone?
What about Amazon's EC2? I was thinking of building an online application around EC2, but obviously I wouldn't consider that if Oprah didn't like it.
Controversy erupts as it is found that Amazon's memoir "A Million Little Kindles" contains false material.
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I was looking for a new acoustic guitar the other day. I saw some fine instruments, producing rich, warm sounds with perfect intonation all across the fretboard. However, playing the acoustic was kind of a strain to my fingers, especially playing barre chords. Then I checked out some electric guitars, which were much more finger-friendly, but something was lacking. Finally, I discovered that for less money than an electronic guitar and amplifier, I could get an "mp3-player", listening to perfectly captured music, played by complete bands. I can't imagine anybody buying these guitar thingies, with the _serious_ lack of features and entertainment value compared to those mp3 players.