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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Operating systems shouldn't impact whether or not you can read an ebook. Standardized, non-restricted formats and reading apps for all OSs are what we should be striving for, so it won't matter whether you are using OSX, Windows 7 or Ubuntu.
(That, of course, is the point of this thread.)
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I think everyone agrees that it would be nice, but developing an app takes time and (usually) money (very dependent on the platform). Not every platform is worth the effort.
Meanwhile, unless you are a developer and have time to make an app, the best option would be to choose a platform that you know has good support.
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Anyway... as I've said before, I don't want anyone to misconstrue my comments as iPad-bashing... they are not. If anything, they are bandwagon-bashing. Bandwagon-obsession allows other devices to be under-served, and causes a lot of needless chaos when a new bandwagon comes along.
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One thing to ponder is that bandwagons mean standards, and standards mean the developers don't have to learn every single thing over and over. It means they can build more and better software, faster and cheaper. It's pretty hard to "stand on the shoulders of giants" if the giants come tumbling down every time a new device comes out with a radically different ecosystem and development platform.
That's a big part of the double-edged sword that is the iPhone OS. It's been very easy for developers to get things done because the platform was hardened completely by Apple, but that also leaves it locked down.
I don't think there are enough developers yet with the time and energy to cover all the platforms available. The mobile OS market is too fragmented at this point. Some of these platforms NEED to die off.