Kindle already a success in the UK - new rumors - Page 3

tommy still · 06-20-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Personally, Tommy, I consider an open platform such as Windows Mobile to be a lot more useful as a mobile computing platform than a closed, "locked-down" system such as the iPhone where, even when Apple do get around to allowing 3rd party developers to develop applications for it, it will still be necessary to get "approval" from Apple to allow anyone to install their application on it. I can read virtually any eBook format I wish on my Windows Smartphone - Microsoft Reader, MobiPocket, PalmDoc, RTF, eReader. How many eBook formats can the iPhone read?

But that's just me. Obviously the wonderful merits of the iPhone escape me.

You are making the assumption that I want to read ebooks on my iPhone, I dont. Secondly, I have owned Windows Mobile platform devices in the past, and my comment was meant to highlight the difference between the iPhone and Windows Mobile. The former having a much better, more intuitive and easy to use interface, all controlled with a finger, not a stylus !! We both know that 3rd party apps will be appearing by the hundreds in 3 weeks or so and will allow ebook reading if one wishes. Lastly I still read this forum every day, despite no Sony Reader in the UK yet, when they do release it (or it escapes) I will almost certainly purchase one. The first downloads will be all the available Dickens books from this site, compiled by you. Thanks for the effort and I hope you didn't take the comments personally, they weren't meant that way.

HarryT · 06-20-2008, 01:40 PM

I should also add an explanatory note - I have a 32GB iPod Touch (ie an iPhone without the phone

) which I think is absolutely great at what it does (I use it primarily as a portable video player), but I find personally that Windows Smartphone makes a much better general-purpose PDA; its synchronisation with Outlook is excellent, and far better than what the iPod Touch/iPhone have. I agree that "Safari" on the iPod is a better web browser than Mobile IE, but for general "data retrieval" type apps (including reading eBooks), I prefer Windows Mobile. I don't like using my fingers for all "UI" stuff - there are apps (including book readers) for which I find myself that hardware buttons work better.

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06-20-2008, 01:40 PM	#32
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I should also add an explanatory note - I have a 32GB iPod Touch (ie an iPhone without the phone ) which I think is absolutely great at what it does (I use it primarily as a portable video player), but I find personally that Windows Smartphone makes a much better general-purpose PDA; its synchronisation with Outlook is excellent, and far better than what the iPod Touch/iPhone have. I agree that "Safari" on the iPod is a better web browser than Mobile IE, but for general "data retrieval" type apps (including reading eBooks), I prefer Windows Mobile. I don't like using my fingers for all "UI" stuff - there are apps (including book readers) for which I find myself that hardware buttons work better.