We talked about Amazon’s dictatorial ways a few days ago. Read it here. Well, they finally received enough complaints for entering the Private Property of Kindle owners–their Kindle eBook Collections–and deleting copies of George Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm without warning or explanation. So they’re apologizing. They later claimed the evil deed was due to a mix up with the party doing the sales. The point is, Amazon showed an inexcusable lack of respect for their customers’ privacy.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos apologized for the action.
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“This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our “solution†to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles. It is wholly self-inflicted, and we deserve the criticism we’ve received. We will use the scar tissue from this painful mistake to help make better decisions going forward, ones that match our mission.
With deep apology to our customers,
Jeff Bezos
Founder & CEO
Amazon.com
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OUCH! He used the ‘s’ word! Well, they deserve it. There’s more and commentary here at CNN.
