More addicts would yield more crimes committed by people with no other means to feed their addiction.
If drugs were as cheap as coffee, people wouldn't need to resort to crime to get their fix. How many people do you know that are addicted to cigarettes or coffee? How many of those people rob and steal to get their fix?
The article said it would likely be able to switch between e-ink and back-lit.
No. The article said
This will be the first Kindle with a full-color screen. And yes, it is back-lit. There is no e-ink to be found anywhere on this device.
and then went on to say
Amazon has been working on a multi-touch screen/e-ink hybrid tablet device. But that’s nowhere near completion, I’m told. So for now, this new Kindle will have to do.
So, this version has no e-ink, but if we wait long enough, maybe we will see a multi-touch e-ink device, like the Sony reader.
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