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Old 02-09-2009, 06:29 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by rhadin View Post
Actually there are several things I do like about the Kindle that I wish Sony had, such as the dictionary lookup. But in my scale of things, that it is a closed system (and that Amazon is a closed ebookstore) far outweighs the positives. Plus, even though PilotBob (and probably others, too) thinks I am being FUDdy about this, I really do fear Amazon's monopolistic bent.
I'm curious. Did you buy your Sony before or after it had the ADE support? Still think Sony is just as "closed" as the Kindle. Meaning, I don't think the Kindle is closed because I can buy books for it other than at Amazon. (Its as closed as the iPod.)

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