09-15-2009, 11:55 AM | #1 |
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News Corp CEO Murdoch: Sony Reader Superior To Kindle
Just a headline for now, but it sounds like Rupert is getting ready to jump ship:
News Corp CEO Murdoch: Sony Reader Superior To Kindle Last update: 9/15/2009 11:36:49 AM (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires September 15, 2009 11:36 ET (15:36 GMT) |
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Some details:
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@sforce, there is a huge difference between calling something superior to Favors . Obviously News Corp favors SONY because of prices and not technology. =X= |
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One interesting comment:
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09-15-2009, 12:35 PM | #6 |
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"News Corp. will throw its support to Sony’s 3G wireless eReader, which is set to ship for the holiday season. "
He's declaring a Sony model superior to Kindle that doesn't even exist yet? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Sony press conference didn't have a working model of this reader to see how the screen would handle newspapers? Or is it the monetary deal that is superior? |
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Well, I'm sure he got access to all the details Sony didn't share with us. And likely by now they have a working prototype.
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I would expect that he would have had some indication of the planned 'user experience', and might even have seen a prototype by now, but the foremost concern will have been the publishing deal and the market reach of the device. As Amazon have failed to reach far beyond the US, the Sony is already compelling for targeting a worldwide audience. Sony have also shown a (quite uncharacteristic) attitude to open formats that appears to have put the Amazon model on the back foot. In the long term that's going to have a big impact on the success of the respective readers. |
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Is this surprising?
Murdoch has been bad mouthing the Kindle and Amazon for months now. Spoiler:
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