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Originally Posted by zartemis
Hmm. I'm a unix/linux admin and these days, I mostly want my non-work stuff to "just work".
I would say that the Kindle is closer to the Sonos (music system) of mp3 playback than AOL. Sonos is expensive, and "just works". Before Sonos, I used a hacked xbox, a Roku Soundbridge, and a Slim Devices Squeezebox. But Sonos blows them all away with ease of use and drop dead gorgeous design (of the handheld). And combined with Rhapsody (and their newer partnerships) the instant gratification of browsing, searching and then playing almost any song on a whim anywhere in the house wirelessly is a dream.
If only Kindle was drop dead gorgeous.  |
That's also an interesting thought I had. What if it was BEAUTIFUL?! I mean, how many people are hating it because of the "corporate monolith that is Amazon" rather than just the features and/or looks of it. Did we really think that Amazon was going to make an open-format reader? Sony didn't.
I have both and love both, so just making an observation.
Where are all the people that didn't like the Sony because it didn't have a dictionary and they couldn't make notes in the text? Seems like they would be jumping for joy at the Sony.
Also what if it was worldwide (with the wireless thingy that would work everywhere)? Would that really change opinions? I don't know, I just feel that a lot of the bad feelings are people don't like the "corporate" aspect of it. I'm the opposite. I think that it's what will finally make ereaders take off, not kill them.