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Originally Posted by tmarks11
I have never owned Apple before and have tended to side with those who mock the fanboys. My last ereaeder was my HTC TP2, a Everun UMPC before that.
The more I read about the iPad, the more I thought it would be useful. Had it too weeks and think it is great. Makes an excellent ereader (no it is not too heavy, yes I can read it outside).
My experience with it has made me decide to deep six WM6.5 and get an ipod touch. But no apple laptops or desktops.
1 - They believe the hype. Not really
2 - They think it makes them look cool I could care less what people think
3 - They like eye candy over features I definitely prefer the kindle app over ibook. Simulated pages? Give me a break. I would prefer page transitions to be instantaneous.
4 - They think it makes them superior to their friends I haven't even shown it to any of my friends. See my response to #2.
Seriously, your dismissive statement makes you as bad as a fanboy.
Anything that promotes electronic books should be welcomed with open arms. Now millions of people who never would have though about a Kindle are trying it out and buying books. More volume of ebooks = fewer print books = more competition betwene publishers = reasonable prices. You are jumping on the wrong bandwagon.
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Curious how you go from Windows Mobile to an iPod touch :-/
Anyways I suppose points 1 and 2 really refer to those people who need to buy the device as soon as it comes out rather than the later adopters.
Point 3 I assume you are agreeing with me there? This is eInk's major downfall at present that will hopefully be rectified very soon. But given that one of the main gripes about ebook readers is the page transition time you'd think Apple would of made it instantaneous as that would be a selling point.
Point 4 - Do you have any friends to show it to?
Just kidding.
As to promoting electronic books I have done a couple of entries in my blog regarding them. One was a rant about the ridiculous prices publishers expect us to pay, sometimes even more for the ebook than the hard back version. My other post was a a collection of links to free ebook sites. Fiction ebooks that is.