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A week ago, I finally got a kindle 3rd generation model (this is the one with wifi & keyboard). And let us establish one thing very clearly, I am completely in love with my kindle. I love reading and make it a habit to always spend my time reading something or the other; at times it is required for me to research plenty on a topic. Since books are either bulky, expensive or delicate, it was getting difficult for me to read an entire book in one continuous session. Instead I was forced to carry one book while traveling and read another while at home. Having a kindle was the ultimate solution to everything I needed especially since I no longer needed to strain my eyes in front of a screen or sit in an awkward position. And as you can figure out from my infatuated ramblings above, the kindle is really a blessing for me BUT obviously with every blessing comes a curse. Whenever you have someone dear to you, you will always have this one imbecile behaving like a tomcat in heat around you and your loved one..(I was pretty upset ). For reasons known only to the universe, I am always around people, I will call these people "group of people". When I got my kindle I expected them to simply acknowledge the fact that I got a kindle and say nothing more.... BUT... that is not to be.. These red bummed baboons have decided to irk me real good with their incessant comparisons, they keep comparing the kindle "AN E BOOK READER" to Ipad " A TABLET", Samsung Galaxy , "ANOTHER TABLET" and Aakash "OMG ANOTHER TABLET THAT HASN'T EVEN RELEASED".. Trying to make them understand the reason behind buying a kindle is useless since these pea brained rodents buy their gadgets by the zillions of half developed features rather than the few fully developed features. One of them insisted that the kindle should have come with a sim card setup, me mentioning the fact that I bought an e-book reader to read and not for the call feature was pointless.. Carrying one e-book reader & 1 phone is less bulky than carrying one regular sized tablet but **sigh** suddenly the kindle's e-book reading facilities were null & void because it did not support GSM but supported WI-FI.. A pdf reader on a tablet does not even measure up by a percent to a kindle's readability, I read for hours on a stretch and this is possible only with a kindle or a real book though I used to do the same with computers with the consequence of eye strain. So there I go again, explaining to them that I don't really care for anything but the reading interface, I don't care whether it has wi-fi since I know I won't use it as USB does the job fine for me. But nope, it is unacceptable that I would allow the WI-fi to stay but not demand for GSM.. The fact that not everything can be stuffed into one product does not enter their minds.. Why would I risk deprecating the quality of my reading experience because I wanted extra features my E-BOOK READER does not need. Trying to explain the simple fact that I picked an ebook reader for READING & use the computer for all other purposes is simply not enough.. It was especially hurtful since one cretin decided to say aloud "anyone interested in an overpriced black and white T.V?" while pointing at my kindle.. I would have really liked to punch cretins like him in the mouth since he didn't have to say anything if he didn't approve of my kindle. Sad enough, my parents who aren't tech savvy understood the purpose of my kindle more than these ignorant Neanderthals. It was getting really annoying that I had to DEFEND my kindle in a battle that was not even supposed to happen.. Ludicrous! I mean, just because you like shoes with Velcro, lace, buckles & elastic does not mean you add ALL of it to one pair of shoes. I am more than happy to buy different pairs for different purposes. The same way I don't mind CARRYING A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 750 GRAMS in my duffel bag. I was thankful that at least one of my friends fully understood and supported my kindle.. I guess there is still hope on this planet.. But I can't blame them in a way since today's market has spoiled the public. Each company is trying to deliver the ultimate "everything" without really catering to specific tastes. All I know is that these idiots need to get off my back before I go ape **** on them