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Originally Posted by kennyc
Sorry but I have to correct you the comparison to beta/vhs is entirely applicable. It is irrelevant whether it hardware or software. The point is to fragment the market and restrict consumers choices to only a particular business's format. It is NOT COMPETITION, competition is when there is a level playing ground, that is not the case here.
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People keep comparing Beta vs VHS to awz vs mobi. Those were hardware issues, not software. But at the end, it was a competition and market issue. Sony failed to please users to what they wanted and did not adjust their implementation. So JVC won. Again, this is business. Sony was just stubborn in changing, even when they noticed that most movie makers and Hollywood were asking for longer recording times (some sites and investigations also mention a push from porn industry, but that's not confirmed)
But If your point is that the market is fragmented because so many ebook choices, then all USA products are fragmented as well, because we have so many choices and so many alternatives. The reality is that because B&N, Kindle low their reader prices, and because Kindle 3, B&N hit back with Nook Color. And because Nook Color, other companies came into scene too with devices like: Pandigital, Velocity, Galaxy Tab, etc, etc.
I actually prefer a fragmented market (to use your word) than one with one only solution, a forced one.