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Originally Posted by Haidon
Living in Australia I'd just like to point out that the word "Japs" *is* considered a racial slur here. Get your facts right. Moreover, the use of the word "Jap" objectifies the individual in question, and for that alone is considered offensive. But realistically, it does not matter if you understand *why* it is offensive (because evidently you don't), you simply must understand that many people *do* find it offensive when you speak that way.
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I find many behaviors offensive too, pc not the least. But I am not a fascist to dictate what people should or shouldn't say and do. If I were to comment on all the things I find offensive in internet forums, I would be for days on end on the web. There are at least two countries in the world where what I said is common parlance and the context in which I said it doesn't contain an iota of racism, so get over it. I am not here to assuage anyone's pc anxieties, and I think I've done enough of it to be able to get back on topic.
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Originally Posted by aceflor
Living in Europe (Germany / Spain) and being a european with 2 european nationalities (French / British), I confirm "Jap" is offensive in those 4 countries, and for sure in many other european countries.
And to be on topic too, I just hope the new sonys will be quicker booting and uploading metadata than the 600.....
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Yeah, as soon as a German or Spanish hears Japs he's off to the courts to file suit that he/she where irreparably offended. That's the kind of negative connotation the word has there...
Political correctness is far more offensive, and it's the source of far more ills.
SONY:
The issue for me is a. if they are going to invest any money in getting a decent (arm) cpu in because b. amazon is undercutting them in price and selling at an obvious loss to make a profit via a proprietary format (which is wreaking havoc in a market where others aren't the global bookstore), and c. if they are going to make any progress in term of their software which leaves a lot to be desired.
There's a d. too, which is very important, and that's the screen size; if even sony can't compete for a 9.7" device with amazon (what with irex going bankrupt and plastic logic producing vapourware), then who can and who will? The market desperately needs another strong player so amazon will not dominate in a way that will hinder development and progress.
Amazon should have enabled some kind of app store a long time ago, but they really haven't. If ebooks get stuck in another Microsoft pc type of backward (or at least minimum effort) monopoly then that's very bad news. At least apple (though not directly) is dragging all these guys kicking and screaming to the 21st century with their superior ipad. Unfortunately the ipad can only influence matters to an extent, because it's not really an ebook reader.