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knc1 · 12-09-2015, 10:48 AM

Amazon may be the target of this thread, but the story's plot is not exactly new in the computer industry:
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/giftfire/ibm.html

And more recently:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...Microsoft_Corp.
I.E: (no pun intended) the bundling of Internet Explorer with every copy of Windows.

So much for the "browser wars" (Spoiler: Microsoft won the war, lost the anti-trust suit).

Does anyone see the similarity(ies) of an eBook reader that bundles an eBook reading application from the same hardware and OS manufacturer?
Plus -
The difficulties facing the end-user if they want to install an eBook reader application of their own choice? (For instance: KOReader, available here.)

Shall we look up the correct and proper e-mail address to start filing complaints with the US Justice Department's anti-trust division?
That might have more effect than just posting words in this thread.

12-09-2015, 10:48 AM	#270
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Amazon may be the target of this thread, but the story's plot is not exactly new in the computer industry: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/giftfire/ibm.html And more recently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...Microsoft_Corp. I.E: (no pun intended) the bundling of Internet Explorer with every copy of Windows. So much for the "browser wars" (Spoiler: Microsoft won the war, lost the anti-trust suit). Does anyone see the similarity(ies) of an eBook reader that bundles an eBook reading application from the same hardware and OS manufacturer? Plus - The difficulties facing the end-user if they want to install an eBook reader application of their own choice? (For instance: KOReader, available here.) Shall we look up the correct and proper e-mail address to start filing complaints with the US Justice Department's anti-trust division? That might have more effect than just posting words in this thread.