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Originally Posted by pilotbob
I disagree. I can d/l mp3's right to my iTunes and I can have Unboxed videos sent right to my TiVo... no mess no fuss.
BOb
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
I was specifically talking about the viability of the hardware Amazon produce themselves. Unless it integrates into their own content store, it'll struggle in the marketplace.
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That's exactly what I what I meant. Amazon had all this strategy about establishing the model for ebook distribution.
Then along comes Apple messing with the holy $9.99 model and offering a multifunction device which is all shiny and colorful....
Whether Amazon likes it or not it has entered the CE business,(it has sold millions of Kindles, so there is no going back...) and it has to retaliate:
How?
I has to give Apple a taste of its own medicine.
Develop and attractive multifunction device that is integrated with Amazons digital audio, video and Kindle units, and try to dominate magazines and academic markets.
Design a device with HDMI/SPDIF output, alow the customer to stream (and download) their library of assets anywhere.(Apple is moving in that direction already with Lala)
Sell them a device that they can just connect to their HDTV and HiFi equipment. (now this point is unlikely to happen...)
Amazon's moves in terms of acquisitions seem to support this theory.
Is Mirasol's tech scalable (as of today) to drive such a product? I don't think so....
So either they plan to expand the Kindle family, or they won't be using Mirasol at all.
Apple's cash cow is the iPhone, but Amazon cannot afford to lose content distribution.
So anyway, again I was just looking at Amazon's hardware viability, what is clear is that e-ink won't be as attractive to many customers.
Would a PixelQ display be a viable option for Amazon? (Shameful attempt to get back to topic....)
