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Old 05-26-2009, 11:54 PM   #102
Peter Sorotokin
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Originally Posted by jgray View Post
So, all of those publishers who have sold countless language dictionaries, medical dictionaries, slang dictionaries, etc. for all these years have been selling to a nonexistant market? Not only do a respectable number of fiction readers use a dictionary, but what about the educational market? In case Adobe hasn't noticed, this is precisely one of the markets that Amazon wants to be the "big gorilla" in. Adobe believing that dictionary support is not wanted or used is either misinformed, closed-minded or just plain stupid.
"misinformed, closed-minded or just plain stupid." This is an amusing thread!

Read the original statement carefully: "while it's a neat feature, most people don't use it". I am still fairly convinced that's true, BTW. I would use it, of course; most people on MobileRead would (judging by the poll) - but most people? - just don't think so. Anyway that does not really matter.

Most of you incorrectly assumed that Adobe just does not see any use for it. What I meant is that there are things that are more important (for instance, easing maximum chapter size restriction). And, of course, there is enough functionality in Reader Mobile SDK for device manufacturers to expose it themselves - and some will.

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