Thread: Doctorow on the iPad
View Single Post
Old 04-03-2010, 06:54 PM   #64
ardeegee
Maratus speciosus butt
ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ardeegee ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
ardeegee's Avatar
 
Posts: 3,292
Karma: 1162698
Join Date: Sep 2009
Device: PRS-350
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crowl View Post
Oh please, its the content thats the important thing on most computers these days even the ones that haven't been specifically designed with content consumption in mind.
Yes, and your question (I think? Did I misunderstand you?) was, to paraphrase "other than problems with the content, what's wrong with it?" Since the content is the only thing that matters, then the problems with the content are the only thing that matters. It is akin to asking (about a hypothetical car) "other than only being able to drive on roads that are preapproved by the car manufacturer, what's wrong with it?"

Once I buy a computer, I expect it to be MINE. To do as I please with, including getting software from any place I choose, modifying the OS in any way I choose, and installing any OS I choose. I wouldn't mind having an iPodish toy, but I'd never buy one that I didn't really own.

(And yes, FWIW, I have replaced the firmware on my PRS 300 with a custom hack.)
Last edited by ardeegee; 04-03-2010 at 07:00 PM.
ardeegee is offline   Reply With Quote