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alexander, i _am_ discussing the kindle reader. and _my_ opinion
-- because i am entitled to have an opinion, like every else, right? --
is that _no_one_ should wait for it, because _my_speculation_ is that
it's not gonna come for a while. a long while. maybe a very long while.
and my further speculation is that once it _does_ come, it will have
one or more "gotchas" -- like, say, its rumored $300+ pricetag -- that
might severely compromise its impact on the world of e-books at large.
and i believe i have said, right here, that _i_ believe that amazon _is_
working on a reader-machine. indeed, if i remember right what i said,
it was that _i_ believe that they'd be very stupid _not_ to be doing that.
but we don't have to question its "existence" to repeat the _fact_ that
amazon has consistently declined to say _absolutely_anything_ about
the kindle, except for "we don't comment on rumors and speculation"...
and we don't have to question its "existence" to repeat the _fact_ that
neither you nor i nor _anyone_else_ can purchase a kindle _today_...
and i certainly would _hope_ (and expect) these factual observations
are not considered "rude", or hostile in _any_ manner, because they
are simply and exactly as i described them -- factual observations...
not that i would want the _facts_ to spoil anyone's fun. i _like_ fun.
if people want to "speculate", that's fine. speculate your life away.
you have my express permission.
i, in turn, will _continue_ to focus on the primary subject of this discussion,
the kindle reader. which no one here, to my knowledge, has ever even seen.
but, of course, i don't force anybody to believe what i say. believe what you want.
-bowerbird
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