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stonetools · 06-09-2011, 10:42 AM

Most likely this will mean that come July 1 the various reader apps will update to remove links to their bookstores . A bit inconvenient but not too bad. I suspect there was some hard bargaining behind the scenes by Amazon and BN. I also think that the moves by Playboy and FT to build web apps independent of the ITunes store played a part. Look for more concessions as Apple moves to build it's Newsstand service into IOS 5.
Competition is good.

06-09-2011, 10:42 AM	#4
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	Most likely this will mean that come July 1 the various reader apps will update to remove links to their bookstores . A bit inconvenient but not too bad. I suspect there was some hard bargaining behind the scenes by Amazon and BN. I also think that the moves by Playboy and FT to build web apps independent of the ITunes store played a part. Look for more concessions as Apple moves to build it's Newsstand service into IOS 5. Competition is good.