Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Tyson
If they wanted them on as many devices as possible, they would have had all that from Day 1.
|
I think you underestimate the effort and complexity it takes to ship something as sophisticated as the Kindle on day 1, much less writing readers for multiple platforms.
As far as which is more important, I guess I'll take Jeff Bezos' word for it:
Quote:
Bezos says charging a high initial rate without a monthly fee lets Amazon keep its Kindle hardware and eBook businesses separate, selling eBooks to Kindle owners as well as readers who use competing platforms such as the iPhone or competing standalone eBook readers, at the same prices it offers Kindle owners.
“We want to have the best electronic book store, and we want to have the best-built e-reader — not try to use one to thing to advantage the other,” said Bezos.
|