05-06-2010, 04:07 PM | #16 |
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05-06-2010, 04:10 PM | #17 |
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For the record, I'm not saying it's a bad device (though I think the non-replaceable battery thing is just nuts, myself).
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05-06-2010, 05:23 PM | #19 |
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05-07-2010, 02:19 AM | #20 |
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People complained about Microsoft that they "forced" you to use their browser. Or their media player. Ignoring the fact that you can install (and always could install) your own browser and media player. Without hacking.
People praise Apple that they allow you to use only the products they think you should use. And if you want to use something else? I hope you have some hacking skills ready... I will never buy an Apple product. And I hope, really hope, that the FTC is as strict as our Neelie Kroes... |
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05-08-2010, 05:09 AM | #21 |
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05-08-2010, 05:29 AM | #22 |
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Gosh, I went and bought an iPad, because I loved my iPod touch... and then found it to be a great reading, gaming, and video device.
Had I known I was only buying to be part of the "in crowd" I wouldn't have gone within ten miles of that damned Apple store! Shame on me and my apparent need to be seen as "trendy and hip". if only someone had explained it to me earlier. |
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05-08-2010, 05:38 AM | #24 |
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05-08-2010, 09:16 AM | #25 |
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05-08-2010, 05:37 PM | #26 |
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3. Make Steve Jobs look like pshrynk with it.
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(i) iBooks removes DRM (probably years away) or (ii) Someone cracks fairplay for ebooks Then I know my books will go with me no matter what device I move to. Being locked into a DRM is a very real concern that most iPad owners do account for in their purchasing habits. Most of us don't purchase from iBooks, but instead use the B&N reader, Kindle, or any of the non-DRM readers. We feel far less locked-in in many case than folks who prefer dedicated readers which only support one DRM format. Lock-in isn't just a problem for the iPad. Typically, it's far less of a problem on the iPad because almost all of the other DRMs can be read on the it. Kobo is planning on introducing adept DRM support to their app soon, and B&N is releasing an app for the iPad specifically. Then the complement will be complete. Quote:
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And all of the eBook readers I've got which are DRM-specific are free, so there's no reason to "pay again" for them. Now if we're talking about apps that aren't book readers, sure. If I buy Scrabble for my iPad and later the Android platform is the "shizzle" for EA/Hasbro, I'll have to buy it again. But that's the risk you take with any device. It's not unique to the iPad. On a more sympathetic point.... I bought a Brew phone a few years ago from Verizon that was very expensive and very impressive. Unfortunately, the platform was closed and expensive to start development on, so there were essentially NO apps for it worth purchasing. Once I realized this, I decided my next purchase would be a phone that I knew had good development support. Quote:
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05-09-2010, 05:21 AM | #28 |
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So Steve, do you object, or otherwise prevent, your readers from reading your books on a iPad/iPod ?
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