Amazon.com just announced its new wireless Kindle
Fire tablets on Thursday with price from $159 to $599 in an aim to challenge dominant
and pricey iPad. Amazon’s 7-inch and 8.9-inch tablets have built in ads or as
they would say “special offers” that appear on screens when locked and in the
corner of the home screen to help keep the prices down.
But
after it was launched, the said tablets have received various criticisms after
reports came out that Amazon would not allow users to pay to block ads just
like its predecessors. By Saturday, Amazon immediately sent out a new policy to
answer angry clamors from its customers.
Amazon representative Kinley Pearsall said
in an e-mail, “With Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD, there will be a special
offers opt-out for $15. We know from our Kindle reader line that customers love
our special offers and very few people choose to opt-out. We’re happy to offer
customers the choice.”
Kindle Fire devices are set to be shipped
and hit the shelves on November 20 just in time for Christmas holidays.
Source: The New York Times
Image Credit: Amazon
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