I agree that religious slurs are really unpleasant.

I also agree that the Kindle is a piece of junk compared to the N8x0 tablets, even doing what it does best. I have read thousands of pages of novels on my N800, in all sorts of formats, thanks to evince and FBreader. And because the screen is backlit, I can read under the covers at night without a flashlight! The screen is big, crisp and sharp, and text is a joy to read on it. Also, it fits in my pocket.

The Kindle is a big hunk that seems to do only one thing -- buy propriety-format reading material from Amazon.

I do admit two superiorities. First, it has EVDO-like capabilities. The IT needs something like that too... Nokia has said we're going to get it someday, too. Wouldn't it be cool to be able to buy a little battery-operated, palm-sized bluetooth module (like my Holux M1000 Bluetooth GPS) that could give WiMax capability to existing tablets?

Secondly, the non-backlit e-ink screen and huge size of the Kindle means that you can get a lot more operating time on a single battery charge. Whoopie. I'd rather listen to Internet radio and play Quake 2.