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Originally Posted by MsAstoria
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Originally Posted by Shack70
For those of you on iOS check out Stanza as an alternative with support. It will not read DRMed files but all in all it is a good ebook reader and it is free. Stanza is available for other mobile devices as well I think
Stanza in iTunes Store |
If only It would sync across devices like amazon does, then it would be perfect! |
What people are forgetting for some reason is that Amazon now owns Stanza and if they are booted from iOS the question becomes why would they leave Stanza on the iOS platform if K4iOS is booted.
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...=amazon+stanza
And if apps like K4iOS are booted because Apple has decided to enforce a clause in their developer agreement they chose to ignore while originally approving the app, developers/sellers of products and services should stop development for the platform. I mean why waste any more time developing on what is a very moving target with a company that is quite fickle with regard to adhering to their own requirements in an app.
Basically Apple seems to be taking the tactic of once they see an app is successful then and only then will they use everything they chose to ignore at the time of initial approval if doing so means increased revenue to Apple and in spite of the possibility of it meaning the developer will just decide to go in a different direction.
Personally I think ALL of the developers who were approved in spite of not being in full compliance just move to other platforms. Plus they need to get the news media involved as well.
It's sort of funny because what Apple seems to be doing is try to manage their customers, in this case it's the developers who are their on going customers even though the consumer is the customer when we buy the hardware. But Apple is now squeezing the real customer (the developers) and at the same time telling them they are not allowed to even mention being able to purchase directly outside the app. eBay did this a while back with a huge policy change along similar lines. However the difference is eBay is a marketplace and has been from day one so I never took any issue with the new requirements. However Apple is marketing the iOS devices as hardware not a marketplace or what might be better called so sort of "active content catalog"/marketplace hybrid that it seems to be claiming it is now.
It's just an ugly and somewhat underhanded move almost like a bait-n-switch because some MBA looking to justify the desk came up with the idea to make this change in direction.
Maybe life was just better before the we knew about all this crap.