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Originally Posted by TechnoCat
As fallacious arguments go, this is impressive. 20 years ago, nobody knew of SMS messages. 30 years ago satellite TV was limited to uber-geeks; now it's considered just another form of cable. All luxury cars come with satellite radio, MP3 player connections and ripping hard drives too. Online video streaming hadn't been invented, and yet we have it built into our BluRay players and our AppleTV or Roku; you can buy Roku or a similar Sony box, your choice, at any Costco. The relevant consumers (i.e. spend money) have an Amazon account and are learning of all this type of stuff.
Go on, pull the other, it's got bells on.
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On the contrary, its simply a statement of fact. Not sure of the relevancy of your examples. In any case, the whole " walled garden" metaphor is so yesterday. It may have made sense in 2009 or whenever, but today? The ordinary consumer can get almost any book they want, on any device they have. Moreover, they can get it in minutes, with the click of a mouse, and a price which most consumers find reasonable .
By and large, its the technologists that bitch and complain about " walls". The ordinary consumers are content to enjoy the garden.