Thread: Kobo / Apple purchasing changes
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Old 07-25-2011, 12:51 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by kjk View Post
Sure, if Google were shortsighted, whiny, and as caught up in silly fanboy wars as people tend to be on the Internet I see much the same sentiment posted about Adobe ("They should stop selling Photoshop for OSX! That will show Apple!"). But business is business.
Business is business, but so is hardball.
And Goggle is not shy about hardballing anybody.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20...s-from-search/

Considering how little business Google Books gets off iOS, the PR benefits from a boycot might outweigh the lost revenue if Google wants to play it up. Especialy considering Google Books is more of an online service anyway.

They'll probably take the path of least resistance, anyway.
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