All Kindle Fires sold to US customers will have home screen ads

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2 pointsevo_91 comment

We've asked Amazon why the ads are US-only, and whether customers can pay to turn them off. If there is such an option, it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the Kindle Fire announcements or the Amazon sales pages. The prices are quite good, though, beating or matching the prices of tablets of comparable sizes.

...and pretty soon, before you know it in fact, we won't be able to power them down, either. Or disconnect the cameras or mikes.

"But hey, they're only $40 now, and the retina displays are just fantastic..."

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