The theme of Amazon's Thursday afternoon press conference in Santa Monica was not so much the device particulars as ceo Jeff Bezos's revised explanation of their goal and purpose: "People don't want gadgets anymore. They want services. They want services that improve over time." And "Kindle Fire is a service."…
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