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Originally Posted by GJN
I don't understand why Android should provide a technological advantage over Unix as the base OS and I'd appreciate if someone explained this.
I disagree that the wireless features of the Nook exceed those of the Kindle. With the Kindle I can access the Wikipedia which is useful and public domain Web sites like Feedbooks which is even more useful. I also have a primitive Web browser. With the nook I have WiFi as well but I can only use it to access the B&N store. Until some hacks to access public domain sites come along I think the Kindle has an advantage.
To meet the nook challenge, I think that Amazon has to provide reflowable pdf and must support sideloaded open ePub. With that any current nook format advantage would disappear.
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First is development of new apps for the device, including a web browser. You can expect that within six months of launch.
The wireless feature will work at any hotspot. Currently, it's only for acccessing the B&N site as well as the Google books site, but that will change as new apps are introduced.
Combining the two features, updates will be asy to push to the device and the capabilities of the device will expand dramtically. Plus it will open up a new revenue stream for B&N in apps delivered, such as folders etc.
Finally, there is a strong potential for the release of an SDK which will further expand the capabilities of the device.
OF course, none of this means anything if B&N doesn't immediately address the cost differential of eBooks when compared to the AMZ format because first and foremost, the device is used to read eBooks. Without that key component, the Nook will fail and fail miserably.