Thread: Is the end near for Mobipocket?
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Old 09-09-2009, 10:04 PM   #37
Steven Lyle Jordan
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Originally Posted by ondabeach View Post
The big question is when will Amazon release a kindle (or firmware upgrade for existing models) to support epub, they have no choice but to fall into line in the long run.
Personally, I doubt they will. But only because I suspect Amazon's "long game" is to license the Kindle software to other hardware makers, and eventually get out of the hardware business (which they only got into to break out the Kindle store).

Most likely, a non-Amazon-sold device will be able to read the Kindle format as well as others like ePub, effectively solving the problem of a closed Kindle system. We'll see.
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