Quote:
Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
I dont care whom a corportation is responsible to. When they do something that is bad, I will call them on it. Corporations dont posses a get out of jail free card, just because they are corporations.
|
How about a "welcome to reality" card that so desperately needs to be handed out around here.
Reality: innovation and standardization are both good for society and yet are typically opposing forces
Reality: What companies do to make money is not always in the best interest of the customer....and yet....it's in the best interest of the consumer for companies to be trying to earn their money.
We would not be better off if the iPad didn't exist. We would not be better off if these new interactive text books do not come into existence.
If Apple is successful in creating this market then iPads will sell even more...which isn't bad for anybody...because at least they EXIST.
People have been trying to get education computerized since the dawn of computers. It's a tough nut to crack. Lots of pieces all have to come into play, and basically haven't up until this point.
If Apple has finally go the product (iPad), the major content producers (text book companies, and content creation software that will bring text book creation to a MUCH larger audience....and can get schools to buy in....then that's a great societal good.
That Apple hasn't spent all this time, money and effort to launch this business...and then said to it's competitors...here the keys you need to jump in and take the market away from us without having had to innovate yourself....is NORMAL. Here's your reality-check card.
Yes, you can complain....but it doesn't mean your complaints have merit.
Just take your wonderful Calibre product and reverse engineer the new Apple iBook format so that folks can swap back and forth as they do between epub and mobi now.
Lee