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Originally Posted by brecklundin
^^^sigh...another one....cripes...we all KNOW this already, why do people spend hours every day droning on with the same diatribe?
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Should I presume that you never repeat yourself, when a similar topic comes up that you choose to discuss? Somehow I seriously doubt it.
If you want a focused and specific response to your Amazon-Kindle-Netflix only assertions in the start of the thread, since you obviously missed it:
Amazon had a video-on-demand service up and running about a year before the Kindle appeared. If they planned to integrate a video service into a portable device, there is no reason why they'd have to wait until they acquire Netflix to do so. They would've done so by now, if not from the start.
And as already noted, it'd be fairly easy for Amazon to port their software to a tablet PC; same for Netflix, if the device uses some form of IE.
Separately, Bezos has made it fairly clear that while they're willing to try and support as many platforms as possible, he sees a future in a focused epaper-type device just for reading.
So in short, even if Amazon did buy Netflix, it's not going to affect the devices, and almost certain not to radically change the Kindle.
As such, I don't see any particular implications for the ebook market as a result of someone (anyone) buying Netflix.
Kapish?
P.S., it's somewhat inappropriate to introduce a topic which includes X, then say "let's not discuss X," then spend 2 paragraphs discussing X, then slam someone for the temerity to disagree with you about X. It kinda takes the sting out of your attempted chastising....