03-02-2008, 11:16 PM | #1 |
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Pretty interesting comparison. I guess it just boils down to personal preference....like why some people like vanilla and some chocolate. |
03-03-2008, 12:29 AM | #2 |
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Thanks Kingston. My wife and I had fun writing our comparisons. She loves her Sony and I love my Kindle. Just like vanilla and chocolate. We are both stoked people are reading our article. Thanks for telling people about it.
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03-03-2008, 11:28 AM | #3 |
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*Sony is Evil* Very well said!
I am totally with you tix4luck. It seemed that 80% your wift's argument for Sony was about cosmetic. LoL Sony lovers - don't get me wrong. I have both devices and I love prs for its hackability... and look. |
03-03-2008, 12:08 PM | #4 |
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That article is so full of nonsense. They compare the Reader to other products that have nothing to do with it. They complain about blu-ray even. That article is just awful overall.
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03-03-2008, 12:19 PM | #5 |
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I disagree, JSWolf. The blu-ray thing (along with betamax and minidisk) is meant as an illustration of Sony's tendency to back proprietary formats, so I figure it's a relevant point ... I don't find it compelling, mind you, given the fact that Amazon seems to be playing the same proprietary format game, but there you go.
I think they cover some good details that folks might have questions about, and they come at it from a user perspective, so that's a valuable approach. Just my 2¢ of course. |
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That being said, I tend to mostly agree with you on the point: in most cases it's something to consider, but not necessarily a show-stopper for me. |
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to be fair, they are mentioning these other products in the context of proprietary formats and DRM in Sony's history. that seems pertinent here.
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03-03-2008, 12:52 PM | #9 |
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Why not mention Amazon's history of eBooks and how they screwed over a lot of people who needed to download them again and could not. That's a bit more relevant in this case. Sony has no bad history with eBooks and Amazon does. But why doesn't that ever get mentioned?
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03-03-2008, 12:59 PM | #10 |
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Mostly because most people don't know it, I expect. Certainly complete newcomers (like the folks Amazon seems to be mainly targeting) won't know about it.
Actually, that might be a good point to add to their blog comments .... |
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The damage a proprietary format does is much greater when the cost to read the format is nearly zero. |
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03-04-2008, 10:15 AM | #14 |
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I believe the review is a complete r...useless thing.
Many inaccuracies, many important things are missed. It is like a comparison of BMW and Ford. Ask an experienced driver his opinion about Ford and ask his wife about her experience with BMW. All we are going to hear about BMW is how sleek it is... |
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