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Originally Posted by Kitabi
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.
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I think your posts have been civil, well reasoned, and on point. I have no problem with them and I think they've been helpful, though maybe not to people who've made up their minds.
Personally, I never get wrapped up in partisan arguments. Every product I buy is only an approximation of the ideal one I would like to have. I don't take it as some kind of personal affront if other people point out some shortcomings. Chances are, I already know what they are.
I think Sony used to use a proprietary format too, but not being in a dominant position, they decided to switch to ePub to broaden their appeal. Kindle, being the top dog, didn't need to do that so stuck to their proprietary format. It's not evil, but it's not a good thing either for the consumers. But most people don't know or don't care, or don't care enough to choose something else. It's all about priorities.