[indigochill]

But if you're worried about greed ruining a good product, Kindle Scribe is an Amazon product and Amazon isn't exactly known for being a champion of its customers (though maybe I'm unfairly conflating their web store with the tablet branch).

> or put it in writing that they will not change their service offerings

Also I put zero faith in what a company puts in writing unless it's in a legally binding contract. Anything else is trivial to change or ignore.

[kennend3]

> (though maybe I'm unfairly conflating their web store with the tablet branch).

this is exactly what you are doing. I've owned every kindle model since it was first released.

I no longer shop on amazon's marketplace and cancelled my prime membership. If i want to buy "made in china" products i can cut out the middleman and go to aliexpress.

The Kindle on the other hand is a solid product.

[johngalt_]

Amazon may have many flaws, but it is pretty much known for being a champion of its customers.

[CoastalCoder]

For something really important, I binding contract might not be enough.

IIRC there was a U.S. bankruptcy ruling where supposedly never-sharable info was sold off.

Maybe having the relevant technical data (keys, source code, etc.) held in escrow by a trustworthy party would work?