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Originally Posted by JSWolf
How many people here actually NEED a dictionary. Not just want, but actually NEED. I bet the numbers will be a lot different when you vote just based on NEED. So if you want a dictionary but do not NEED one, then you'd vote no.
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Nobody here NEEDS an ebook reader. I think we are trying to help determine the level of potential customer support that would justify Adobe investing the manhours to provide dictionary support.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
So you'll stick with Amazon when the rest of the world is going ePub?
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I like the idea of ePub support, but it is far from being the ubiquitous standard that becomes a deal-breaker for passing on buying an ebook reader and ebook provider that otherwise meet the majority of my requirements. In other words, applying numerical values to ebook reader attributes on a 10 point scale with 10 points as highest:
Inline Dictionary Support (like Kindle's) = 7
ePub Support = 4
Not everyone shares your same all-encompassing dread and abhorrance of DRM works. Some folks prefer great system integration over complicated but comprehensive user control, even if that brings DRM restrictions in a semi-closed environment. Look at Apple's iTunes model, their early closed system with flawless execution (compared to the alternatives) gained them a 96% market share, and so now they have opened the system so you can purchase and download non-DRM music. Again, that's why they build Fords and Chevys, not everyone has the same priorities of what makes a desireable product.