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Nate the great · 11-20-2007, 08:32 AM

I want to get some things of my chest.

Let me start by saying that I do not think Bob Russell's editorial should have been written and posted today. Next Monday, yes. One month after release, yes. But on the day of the launch, I don't think there is enough information available (nor have we had time to integrate the information) to take such an extreme position. Bob, I respect your opinion, it's just too early to have formed one.

And then there is the conspiracy theorist troll and the "Kindle is fugly" troll. I will not name names, but there are two individuals whose behavior is trollish. Please note that I am not referring to everyone who has taken a position on the Kindle, just these two.

And let's not forget the whiners. Some of the more extreme ones bug me because the product has been out less than 24 hours, and there just isn't enough info yet to take a position. There are the people complaining about the lack of certain features (which are not on any other ebook device nor has Amazon said they would be available). And then there are the complaints about the format and DRM restrictions, and how Amazon is only selling the 88k ebooks in their format for their device. Okay, what part of Ipod of reading did you not understand?

P.S. If a moderator wants to delete a section, okay.

11-20-2007, 08:32 AM	#6
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I want to get some things of my chest. Let me start by saying that I do not think Bob Russell's editorial should have been written and posted today. Next Monday, yes. One month after release, yes. But on the day of the launch, I don't think there is enough information available (nor have we had time to integrate the information) to take such an extreme position. Bob, I respect your opinion, it's just too early to have formed one. And then there is the conspiracy theorist troll and the "Kindle is fugly" troll. I will not name names, but there are two individuals whose behavior is trollish. Please note that I am not referring to everyone who has taken a position on the Kindle, just these two. And let's not forget the whiners. Some of the more extreme ones bug me because the product has been out less than 24 hours, and there just isn't enough info yet to take a position. There are the people complaining about the lack of certain features (which are not on any other ebook device nor has Amazon said they would be available). And then there are the complaints about the format and DRM restrictions, and how Amazon is only selling the 88k ebooks in their format for their device. Okay, what part of Ipod of reading did you not understand? P.S. If a moderator wants to delete a section, okay. Last edited by Nate the great; 11-20-2007 at 08:38 AM.