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It sounds like the Kindle is not for some people. It has features they don't want so they should probably find a reader that better suits their needs.
Other people, many other people it would seem, appear to want the features offered by the Kindle and find the device very purposeful. Those folks should probably buy the Kindle instead of the other readers.
Isn't it great that some folks can be happy with their Sony while others are happy with their Kindle? Isn't a choice between different devices a good thing so that each different person has a better chance of finding what best fits his or her needs?
The irony is that is seems that every time the next "big thing" comes out, folks frequently complain that it has too much or too little, that it doesn't work well for them, that what they already have is better, yada, yada, yada. But if one device comes out that hordes and hordes of people find purposeful to them, other people complain that that company that makes that device is trying to be a monopoly to take over the world. Imagine if the Kindle had came out and it was exactly what most people wanted. Lots of people would be happy about that, but others would still complain about "monopolies" and "evil companies" if Amazon all of a sudden took the lion's share of the e-reader market. As it happens, that may very much be the case, but I suppose time will tell.
In the case of Apple and iTunes, it's popular because it is a device with a service that lots of people really enjoy. Apple is not evil for providing a product that people are devouring. If anyone would be to blame it would be the people, who without force, go and buy the iPod and iTunes. Apple could not have been so successful with that device if it did not meet the needs and desires of LOTS of consumers.
I like the Kindle because of what it does for me. I like my iPod because of what it does for me. This has absolutely nothing to do with whether other people enjoy their Sonys or their Zunes. I'm happy for them that they have found devices serve their purpose.
Come on folks, isn't that a good thing?
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