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Originally Posted by ChrisC333
Well, it could easily happen that you or I get run over by a bus next time we cross the street too, but that doesn't mean that there's much chance that we will. 
Do you think that Apple made the decision to expand into books in the last few weeks? Or is is perhaps possible that they've been thinking about the possibility of such a move for some years?
Do you really think that there would be any commercial advantage in Apple letting Amazon/Kindle run apps on the iTouch and iMac, and go as far as announcing one for the iPad without at some stage ringing them up and telling them that they might run into a conflict a little further down the track?
Kindle for Mac was only released a few days ago. Do you believe that it's actually likely that Apple will give them another week or so and then pull the plug on April 3rd when the iPad hits the stores?
To put it another way, do you think that it's at least possible that Apple and Kindle do talk and that Apple sees that it's in their own interest not to be over-controlling about what can run on the iPad?
I honestly can't see any reason to take the 'worst case' scenario viewpoint over this. However, I'm not privy to any behind the scenes stuff, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Chris |
Chris, you are free to believe anything you want. As am I or anyone else. I base my expectations on past behavior. We'll see what the future brings. I'm hoping you don't get hit be a meteor or by a run-away corporation. What I continue to find fascinating and astounding is how Apple fan-boys rally around anything that corporation does good or bad. If I could only figure out that secret I'd be set.
It's very much a religion, very similar, one of those intrinsic human/animal nature things is my best guess....hmmm.