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Old 03-04-2010, 12:28 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by fugazied View Post
Sure show me another touchscreen color tablet which can do what the travel book in this demo does without 12 months of development and a $50 pricetag.
Assuming you mean $500, I still think you are missing the point, but there are a zillion cheap mp4 players and gps units running CE or a flash based OS that could do it. If they make the site properly, any recent browser on most devices could have the same functionality.

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Apple provides the framework for creating these book apps easily. Silverlight is a joke by comparison, AIR and flash could do it, but show me a color touchscreen tablet with 10hrs battery life that runs air..
Again, I think you are missing the point. Penguin could have an audience that is a subset of ipad/ipod buyers or a vast potential audience (anyone with an reasonable internet capable device) that includes ipad/ipod buyers.

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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole View Post
Silly? Seemed to work out pretty good for Amazon/Kindle
That's like saying having crap timebomb brakes has been working out well for Toyota. Until recently, no one thought about their brakes. DRM or lack of transferability are only issues once they interfere or impede.
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