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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
Answering the question would serve a purpose.
The above post demonstrates that Amazon is doing something that IS good for customers.
"Non-Technical" people are Amazons prime goal, because their device is so easy to use. Its a no-brainer.
Many people do not have access to a library that offers a decent selection of ebooks, in any format. Especially outside the United States. That takes care of the library people.
Epub or .mobi, what difference does it make if the book is available in both formats?
None.
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I did not claim Amazon is evil so why the urge to prove Amazon is doing something good? I merely explained why proprietary formats are not good. Especially if a company can can get within striking distance of a monopoly or near monopoly position in it's industry.
I gave a very concrete example of MS Office to prove what can happen in such cases. Was MS Office a great product? Yes. Was MS very attentive to it's customers? Yes. Did the proprietariness of DOC, XLS and PPT formats cause problems later? Yes.
So, why such reassurance about the Kindle? A company with a dominant proprietary format will cause issues.
Anyway, I have long outstayed my welcome on this thread if there ever was one. Time to drop.