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Originally Posted by Alex Bowden
Strange how manipulatable people are.
Apple and Sony each make hand held computing devices.
Each provide eReader software and each operate eBook stores.
So, do Sony facilitate and allow Apple's eReader software to run on the Sony machine and to buy books directly on that machine?
Open is good for all. But in a commercial situation, reciprocity it required.
Apple would be mad to allow competing electronics manufacturers to expect to operate their stores on Apple devices if they, in turn, do not reciprocate.
Strange how none of the reporting points this out, but then there wouldn't be a story.
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Apple makes a hand held computing device, Sony makes an ereader. My iPad did not come preloaded with the iBooks app I had to download it which tells me it is not, first and foremost, an ereader. My Sony ereader did not come with any bookstore I had to download the software and purchase much like iTunes.
To me this is the same as Microsoft, in order to promote their Zune software deciding that unless they got a piece of the iTunes action then the ITunes software would not be allowed on any PCs. As far as I know the purchasing of kindle books and nookbooks are all done via the web out of app and the pushing of books from those companies to the iDevice is also web based. They are not using Apple's bandwidth in the process.
Apple used to be a hardware company and if they want to lock out competitors in order to promote iBooks then so be it. I will gladly by an android tablet. My main reason for purchasing an iPad was to have all of my books on one device. I have over 1200 kindle, Sony and nook books that I have bought over the last few years and I wanted the option of having them with me on one device when I was on the road. If Apple pulls this stunt then the iPad is just a word processor and email machine to me and I can get that from a google tablet.