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To: puborectalis who wrote (13378)	12/8/2011 8:06:04 AM
From: zax	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32692

I read an SA article postulating an AMZN's short's belief to the effect of what you are saying (material percentage of returned Kindle Fires), but I've a very difficult time with the logic. The SA article speculates that the number of one star reviews indicates material quantities are being returned - a highly dubious speculation. The Fire, in fact, has a lower percentage of one star reviews than other Kindle models made by Amazon; so this would indicate a lower return rate than expectation. The better explanation is that a person is more likely to provide a review of a product if they have a negative experience; something I know to be true for myself. I could be wrong, but this line of thought seems to be wishful thinking based analysis of AAPL longs or AMZN shorts. :)