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Kindle 2 - DRM to the extreme.
SirSkyRider:
Normally, I prefer paper books to ebooks, but I considered buying one for university studies... having the possibility to search a large textbook is great.
On the other hand, DRM sucks. If you buy a car, you wouldn't want the car company to tell you where to go, which roads you have to take and which navi you should use.
Lupin:
--- Quote from: SirSkyRider on July 27, 2009, 07:16:52 AM ---On the other hand, DRM sucks. If you buy a car, you wouldn't want the car company to tell you where to go, which roads you have to take and which navi you should use.
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There's a big difference here. When you buy a car, you OWN it. You can do anything to it because it's yours. When you buy, software, music, ebooks, you LICENSE them, you DON'T OWN them. You can't do anything to it because it's not yours to begin with.
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: Lupin on July 27, 2009, 12:48:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: SirSkyRider on July 27, 2009, 07:16:52 AM ---On the other hand, DRM sucks. If you buy a car, you wouldn't want the car company to tell you where to go, which roads you have to take and which navi you should use.
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There's a big difference here. When you buy a car, you OWN it. You can do anything to it because it's yours. When you buy, software, music, ebooks, you LICENSE them, you DON'T OWN them. You can't do anything to it because it's not yours to begin with.
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It's more like renting imo. A glorified rental contract.
mgz:
--- Quote from: iindigo on July 27, 2009, 12:38:02 AM ---Apple is rumored to be releasing a 10" tablet at some point during 1Q 2010... it's supposed to basically be like a jumbo iPod touch. Provided its price is (somewhat) reasonable and that the ebook market takes advantage of the app store with it (there are already a ton of iPod touch/iPhone ebooks, so it's not much of a jump), I fully expect it to kill Kindle and its draconian DRM.
I wonder why nobody else has created a highly successful product in that category... it seems like something that could be really useful, ranging from ebooks to a tablet that doctors tote around with them everywhere to a net portal for your recliner.
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and you expect it to be anywhere near 300$ and have no DRM lol apple loves any kind of locking you into their bags of shit they can get
iindigo:
--- Quote from: mgz on July 27, 2009, 01:03:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: iindigo on July 27, 2009, 12:38:02 AM ---Apple is rumored to be releasing a 10" tablet at some point during 1Q 2010... it's supposed to basically be like a jumbo iPod touch. Provided its price is (somewhat) reasonable and that the ebook market takes advantage of the app store with it (there are already a ton of iPod touch/iPhone ebooks, so it's not much of a jump), I fully expect it to kill Kindle and its draconian DRM.
I wonder why nobody else has created a highly successful product in that category... it seems like something that could be really useful, ranging from ebooks to a tablet that doctors tote around with them everywhere to a net portal for your recliner.
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and you expect it to be anywhere near 300$ and have no DRM lol apple loves any kind of locking you into their bags of shit they can get
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The current iPhone/iPod Touch books have no DRM, so I don't see why any for this new device would (especially if it can run iPhone apps).
As for price, I'm expecting it to be somewhere between $500-$800, at least if it turns out to basically be a netbook with a specially-optimized OS in touchscreen tablet form. Its extra uses beyond book reading justify the price.
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