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Originally Posted by Maggie Leung
Let's say that Apple is entitled to a cut, for the sake of discussion. If that's the case, it should also make clear to hardware buyers that what content access they have today, they might not have later.
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Does Microsoft have to inform Zune buyers that they can't buy music from iTunes to play on the Zune? Does Amazon tell folks that their Kindle's won't work with books bought from Barnes and Noble?
When I bought my iPad, there was only 3,300 apps. Apple did not guarantee me that 60,000 apps would be written in the first 9 months. When I bought my iPad, Apple did not promise me that I could buy the Beatles via iTunes (I couldn't at first, that deal was made later).
I'm fairly sure that the Kindle app and the Nook app were not available on the first day -- the day I bought my iPad. I know the Kobo app/borders app wasn't available, and Stanza wasn't available right away.
Apple has FAR more content available via iTunes, and apps via the App Store than anybody else. It's true that my confidence in Apple getting content for my iPad was a big reason for my choice. But there were no guarantees that any particular book store would even release an app, or that ANY magazine apps would be created.
You do make a good observation, though. If Apple's policies result in too few providers being willing to put their content on the iPad, then Apple customers will be unhappy.
I don't even like, personally, every one of Apple's policies. But I like that Apple has been very successful in getting support for the iPad. And Apple's content providers are very happy that Apple has attracted customers like me who are willing to actually pay for some of our content.
Lee