Some early Amazon reactions "Kindle hacking"

ajju · 11-27-2007, 02:36 AM

Quoting from a Seattle times interview with "Director of Kindle" at Amazon [1]

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Is Kindle hackable? "It's not something we're opening up, but all devices can be hacked. That's something people can do."

Will there be APIs for software developers to write Kindle applications? "That's an important future direction for us."

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I posted some of my reactions at http://kindlehacks.net/2007/11/amazo...le-has-no.html

What do you guys think?

[1] http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.co..._kindle_d.html

JSWolf · 11-27-2007, 04:50 AM

The first URL you have posted is not valied. Please edit your post to fix this. Thanks..

jasonkchapman · 11-27-2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajju

Is Kindle hackable? "It's not something we're opening up, but all devices can be hacked. That's something people can do."

Will there be APIs for software developers to write Kindle applications? "That's an important future direction for us."

An excellent lesson in just how many words can be used to say nothing while sounding like you're saying something. Both answers were designed to be both yes and no, depending on your interpretation.

slayda · 11-27-2007, 02:19 PM

I would have expected a better product from someone with Palm experience!

11-27-2007, 02:36 AM	#1
ajju Veteran mobile reader Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0	Some early Amazon reactions "Kindle hacking" Quoting from a Seattle times interview with "Director of Kindle" at Amazon [1] ------ Is Kindle hackable? "It's not something we're opening up, but all devices can be hacked. That's something people can do." Will there be APIs for software developers to write Kindle applications? "That's an important future direction for us." ------- I posted some of my reactions at http://kindlehacks.net/2007/11/amazo...le-has-no.html What do you guys think? [1] http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.co..._kindle_d.html Last edited by ajju; 11-27-2007 at 09:13 AM. Reason: fixed URL!

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,986 Karma: 138588794 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The first URL you have posted is not valied. Please edit your post to fix this. Thanks..

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slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	I would have expected a better product from someone with Palm experience!