Thread: IBM secretly working on an e-book device
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Old 11-07-2006, 11:30 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Jon Noring
Well, this patent was applied for April 2001, so I'm not sure if IBM is still interested in developing an ebook device of their own.

In the early year or two of the OEBPS specification development (1999-2001), IBM was involved at a low level. But after 2001 or so they seem to have disappeared from the ebook scene entirely.

Today IBM is still involved with business and technical digital publication standards work at OASIS, specifically DITA, DocBook, and OpenOffice.

Even if they are still interested in special hardware to read digital publications for the corporate environment, it is likely they will simply write up the requirements and let someone else design and manufacture the device for them.
Could this mean then that IBM has deliberately tried to slow Sony down?
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