Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amazon are supposedly the "manufacturer" of the Kindle, Nathan. But, since it is obviously produced for them, your supposition probably holds water, heavy water! As another said, "wait for it". Perhaps by then, Apple will have worked-out its product ideas and be implementing the necessary hook- ups, as with the i-phone. I knew about the Sky situation, from other expats. in the latin world. What's really important tho', is sitting back in a comfortable chair, with an Irish beer (I like Murphys too) in hand, to watch the senoritas paseando in the sun. B. On 10-mei-2009, at 7:15, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Bruce, I suspect it has to do with the distribution agreements > negotiated by Amazon. > > A bit analogous to the satellite TV issue where for example Sky > cannot be officially sold outside the UK and Ireland even though > physically the satellite signal is received in most of Western > Europe, and there are plenty of Brits who have Sky here in Spain-- > but always based on an address in the UK and a UK-issued credit > card or bank account. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On May 9, 2009, at 11:27 PM, bruce golding wrote: > >> perhaps those of you in the us of a might consider the humble >> peasants outside your demographic zone, where the world-wide >> (hmmmmmph) organisation, under the name of amazon, also functions >> fruitfully; to comprehend that that stalwart supporter of western >> ideals and profit-making has zero. zero coverage of its product >> kindle in the eec and anywhere else, it would seem. >> >> odd, this phenomenon, since the largest presence, i understand in >> the western world, of gsm telephony of internet coverage, is in >> europe. what the h**l are their management doing? a sample back home? >> >> b. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information