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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ratcliffe/?p=434
This article asks several interesting questions:
1. What's so great about 3G or WiFi that only works just to buy B&N books, or in the case of WiFi, works only inside a B&N store?
2. No access to Google Books?
3. A nice shiny LCD display that just displays your book covers? Who cares?
4. You're still tied to a PC to download content from other sites.
Aside from ePub support (yet another DRM), what do you really gain?
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1. Who says that the WiFi only works in the B and N store?
2. Google Books are included in the B and N store, so you get access to those.
3. It doesn't just book covers; anyone who has watched the Video knows that it serves for general navigation, annotation, etc.
4. So? Do you expect B and N to pay for you to access other companies' stores?
That being said, I do think that a Web Browser should be included for use in conjunction with WiFi; as long as customer is paying for the connection, it is best to give them the most bang for their buck.