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phunnyballs
10/23/09

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omfg... BEST pic ever! #kindleformac
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Noobs-R-Us
10/23/09

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Amazon needs to allow an open platform so that books can be used anywhere on any device. #kindleformac
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EBone
10/23/09

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Duh. They already have one for the iPhone, it was just a matter of time before they released it for the Mac as well. Microsoft probably asked them not to release info until after the Windows 7 announcement yesterday. #kindleformac
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kepeli999
10/22/09

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The problem with this, you download a book for your Kindle, them your iphone, now your laptap app, but the publishers put a limit on how many times you can download a book, and they don't tell you what that limit is until you hit it. #amazon
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FigNinja
10/22/09

@kepeli999: I read somewhere recently that they started listing it on the product page if the book had fewer than six licenses. I'm trying to dig up the link on that. Still, six licenses doesn't seem enough when you start reading on all these different devices. They need to provide a way to free up licenses when you deregister a device. On the bright side .azw can be stripped of DRM. #amazon
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Aashish Bhagyanagar
10/22/09

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Whats the point?Backlit LCDs still cause eyestrain. #amazon
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Beastage
10/22/09

@Aashish Bhagyanagar: The type of monitor has nothing to do with the operation system running it, so this can work with any viable monitor tech. #amazon
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Aashish Bhagyanagar
10/22/09

@Beastage:
Im a windows 7 user.I just wanted to say that e-ink is the main draw of kindle and I havent seen a big screen multitouch colour e-ink screen yet to take advantage of this app. Multitouch is good and fancy but how is it a killer app when you cant read a book for long on it? #amazon
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phunnyballs
10/22/09

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I hate reading books, unless they are on my large monitor (not my laptop) because then I can have 2 pages at once and not have to scroll down. #amazon
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Dan Cordell
10/22/09

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Here's the press release:
[phx.corporate-ir.net] #amazon
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weatherman
10/22/09

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It's about time they had a desktop app. #amazon
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zmnatz
10/22/09

@weatherman: I know. Why would I buy a Kindle when I have a perfectly good laptop. I've gotten used to reading on my iPhone with the Kindle app but I'd rather read on my laptop. #amazon
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phor11
10/22/09

@weatherman: don't you think it might tank the already lackluster kindle sales though? #amazon
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Hitchcock
10/22/09

@zmnatz: Portability. Readability. The Kindle is a lot smaller than your laptop (or a netbook!) making it easier to take with you, its designed to be held/used in one hand, and the e-ink is much easier on the eyes than a laptop screen.

Not to mention you can read a whole book on one battery charge.

I recently purchased a refurbed Kindle 1, and find myself taking it with me everywhere and reading more than I have since I was in high school. I love it. #amazon
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FigNinja
10/22/09

@phor11: I don't think the Kindle sales are a big profit generator. It's the books. #amazon
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zmnatz
10/22/09

@Hitchcock: I know all these things and completely agree. Some of us just wouldn't use it enough to buy the thing. It's nice that they are starting to realize we want more options for reading Amazon books. #amazon
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weatherman
10/22/09

@phor11: I don't think the Kindle sales are lackluster, and I don't think PC reader software will tank Kindle sales. If anything, quite the opposite. My wife, for instance, just read her first book on her iPhone last week (one shared with her from my Kindle library) and her reaction was basically that while she found reading on the iPhone easier than she thought it would be, she now wants a Kindle. I think many people might be tempted to try the PC software and one of the free or cheap books available, only to discover that they prefer reading on the couch without a 6lb laptop on their chest or without having to read on a 3" screen. #amazon
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TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
10/22/09

@phor11: The Kindle1 has sold more at launch than the iPod1 sold at its launch.

The Kindle2 has sold more units at launch than the iPod2 did at its launch.

Do you see a pattern starting to form here? "Lackluster" isn't exactly the word I'd use, to put it mildly. #amazon
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Pope John Peeps II
10/04/09

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99 dollars is exactly where this should hit. Finally. Jesus H. Christ. If they made this thing 80 dollars though, they would sell by the millions.
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Mr_Stick
10/02/09

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Can we use this picture from now on? I keep seeing a color Kindle and it freaks my mind for a second.
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maztec
10/02/09

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Folks, a little lesson on how the law works:

The kid won his case. He did not win his case in front of a jury, he did not win his case in front of the court. Amazon settled, he won a settlement, which a judge approved. The settlement applies only to Amazon and its actions. It is a binding settlement only to Amazon. A settlement sets no precedent for any other company. You cannot go to court in Florida and say, "Hey! A kid in Seattle received a settlement on a case with similar facts, therefore I should win here in front of a judge." The judge would laugh at you.

Precedent comes in three types. Binding precedent - a court above you within the same jurisdictional framework made a decision (U.S. Sup. Ct U.S. Circuit Ct U.S. District Ct; U.S. Sup. Ct. State Sup. Ct. State Appellate Ct. State Superior Ct.; otherwise crossover is rare) and their decision is now law. A court on the same level as you - one district court to another - is "non-binding" persuasive precedent and is not binding on the other court, but can be viewed as persuasive that things should go that way. A settlement is not precedent and is rarely persuasive as to what the law should be on a particular set of facts. Try Wikipedia out: [en.wikipedia.org]

So, the phrase "the kid just won in court" really is not proper. The kid "reached a settlement agreement with Amazon.com". This makes a fairly big difference - that is, it is unlikely to directly affect what any other company does. Albeit, most other companies realize that what Amazon did (on accident or not) was utterly stupid.

Okay, enough of a legal lesson, enjoy the fact that a large lawfirm just made al ot of money, yay!
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cynep
10/02/09

@maztec:
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J_Frank_Parnell
10/02/09

@cynep: ROFL!
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TendoMentis
10/01/09

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uh huh...so now Amazon will just modify their T's & C's so that by downloading a book you now explicitly agree to grant them the right to remove said work at their discretion, hereby adhering to the provision

"the user consents to such deletion or modification"

Ah, legalese. The language judges use when they want us to think we won.
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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
10/01/09

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Thanks goes to Justin Gawronski for going forward with his suit against a big corporation.

Also, a rightful one... which is a rarity these days when it comes to big companies.

And may his example be followed.

Few things are more infuriating than loosing hours of work because some company just decided it's their right to go erasing other people's stuff without permission.

Even though 1984 is worth a second read. :P
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ddhboy
10/01/09

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And they say kids don't do anything useful. Thankfully we have law firms that would take a case pro bono if only to make ads that said that they beat Amazon.com
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Brdf
10/01/09

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(c) is still the problem. There is no way that protections from confiscation will be equivalent to those accorded to private property when all it takes is Amazon pressing a button. There's a big difference between a judge telling the police to break in your door and take your stuff, and a judge telling Amazon to press delete. And maybe someone who knows more law can say: can a "regulatory order" generally lead to the confiscation of physical property in your house? How easily?
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