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griffonwing · 07-23-2009, 10:27 PM

I'm not impressed with anything in the ereader field that is America-only. America has to have "it slices, it dices, it marinates your chicken WHILE it debones the bird..." and it's all proprietary-this, and exclusive-that. It's frustrating.

Like when Dell (and not JUST dell, Compaq, HP, Gateway2000) came out with their PCs, you couldn't change anything, you had to send it back to the company and have a proprietary mobo put in, or a specific kind of RAM. Now that they've made a name for themselves, they've opened up to the universal formats.

I do not see the Topaz or BBeB format lasting too much longer. I also don't see Amazon and B&N being USA-only too much longer either. Once the companies in the US get their eyes open and their respective heads from out of their arses, we might see some progress.

I just wish our US govt would get their heads out of THEIR arses and actually listen to the people of this nation. Maybe then we'd start to get back some respect in this world. I stand proud of America, but shameful of my country's political machinations.

07-23-2009, 10:27 PM	#13
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	I'm not impressed with anything in the ereader field that is America-only. America has to have "it slices, it dices, it marinates your chicken WHILE it debones the bird..." and it's all proprietary-this, and exclusive-that. It's frustrating. Like when Dell (and not JUST dell, Compaq, HP, Gateway2000) came out with their PCs, you couldn't change anything, you had to send it back to the company and have a proprietary mobo put in, or a specific kind of RAM. Now that they've made a name for themselves, they've opened up to the universal formats. I do not see the Topaz or BBeB format lasting too much longer. I also don't see Amazon and B&N being USA-only too much longer either. Once the companies in the US get their eyes open and their respective heads from out of their arses, we might see some progress. I just wish our US govt would get their heads out of THEIR arses and actually listen to the people of this nation. Maybe then we'd start to get back some respect in this world. I stand proud of America, but shameful of my country's political machinations.