I love Foxit, but I think that comparing this reader to the Kindle isn't a fair matchup.
Specifically, the Kindle includes an EV-DO wireless transmitter. Basically, anywhere will Sprint cell coverage you can connect to online resources (as well as buying books that way) with no monthly charges. From the specs listed for the eSlick, it doesn't even have WiFi. The eSlick seems to use a USB sync.
I'm not saying it's a bad device. Just that EV-DO transmitters are expensive and that paying for free EV-DO usage in perpetuity (even if it's not that much data) costs money too. Wireless companies charge in the $10-30/mo range for data access. Even if Amazon got a sweetheart deal for a tiny fraction of that, it's going to cost money.
All that said, I still think I'd rather a more open device as this one seems to be.
Amazon did release the Kindle's source code awhile ago - They had to since its Linux-based and has to comply to the GPL. That seems pretty open to me, even if its not by choice (Though you could argue they chose to use Linux knowing what GPL entails)
Specifically, the Kindle includes an EV-DO wireless transmitter. Basically, anywhere will Sprint cell coverage you can connect to online resources (as well as buying books that way) with no monthly charges. From the specs listed for the eSlick, it doesn't even have WiFi. The eSlick seems to use a USB sync.
I'm not saying it's a bad device. Just that EV-DO transmitters are expensive and that paying for free EV-DO usage in perpetuity (even if it's not that much data) costs money too. Wireless companies charge in the $10-30/mo range for data access. Even if Amazon got a sweetheart deal for a tiny fraction of that, it's going to cost money.
All that said, I still think I'd rather a more open device as this one seems to be.