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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Similarly an open system basically allows for lots of shenanigans.
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I have no idea what you mean with it. I have bought a computer/Kindle/any device of my own choice and I pay for my internet connection to an ISP of my choice. Where do the shenanigans come in?
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(This is not at all to say that "closed is better," only that "open is not a definitive win.")
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It is just that the current system is bad even if it is winning.
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Yet Apple is still railing magazine publishers with a 30% royalty (like Amazon did until a few months ago), and I doubt that if they increase the royalty rates that the magazine publishers will change their prices.
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If you look at particular cases it may look like that but at the bigger picture it is not true. Every factor has influence on prices.
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There are genuine pros and cons to open vs closed. But in this case, you're chasing an illusory benefit.
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Being able to use Kindle with my own 3G connection is certainly real not illusory benefit to me.
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Or, it's like owning an XBox360 and finding out you can't play PS3 or Wii games on it.
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I don't know anything about games so this point is lost on me.
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Everyone has to pick their battles selectively. And of all the perceived injustices of the world, this is a fairly petty one.
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What battles? I just don't like the current closed system as it restricts me both as a reader and as a publisher.