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Originally Posted by gerraldo
But look over at the iPhone and it's Apps - works fine and is THE promising market at the moment.  |
If you notice my profile, I own an iPod Touch and am familiar with the applications available for it.
I see a difference between a "dedicated" device like an ebook reader and a more general purpose computing device (which is what smartphones -- or small "tablets" like the Touch -- are becoming). I have no issue with paying for (mainly third-party) software that enables the device to do something new. I do have an issue with paying Bookeen or Amazon or Sony for a new "feature" related to reading ebooks, as I would in paying Apple for a new music-playback feature for my older iPod Classic or Nano.
It is a fine line, granted, and the distinctions are ever more difficult to make.