Thread: Tim O'Reilly on why the Kindle should be an open book
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Old 02-23-2009, 04:08 PM   #2
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I wish that were true
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Originally Posted by anurag View Post

I wish Open always win, but as Apple has shown us in spades, is that people will gleefully trade open for, "slick" and "variety" and "ease of use"

If open always won then Irex would be the number one ereader not Sony or Kindle

If Amazon can get the entire book store available to the Kindle, the majority will buy it DRM or not, especially when you throw in the ubiquitous wireless and ease of use (no computer needed)

I own a Sony505 and a Kindle (gen1) and an Irex Dr1000. I love them each for what they can do, but I think from a market share standpoint Amazon = books = Win in the minds of most consumers
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