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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
I love Apple products and design. But i'm surprised that such an imaginative company would do such a thing as an afterthought.
I'd rather see a more adapted product.
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I wonder how many really believe that the Sony Reader will succeed? The eBook collapsed pretty badly a few years back -- will E Ink and Apple-style shopping do the trick this time around? I'm sure Apple believe they can take on Sony, what with Sony's preference for proprietary formats ... but in this market? Now?
If Apple does believe that ... which I kind of doubt ... what format would they be going for? Do they have a presence in any of the bigger format efforts, either directly or through a subsidiary?
My first thought when I saw the posting was that they might be trying to do audiobooks on the fly from some eBook format. It would require some pretty clever programming, along with some good voice modelling, though.