[FoRK] Re: Kindle first impressions

[Tom Higgins]

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Jeff Bone <jbone at place.org> wrote:

> Sure, sure.  I suppose my point is the lack of all that isn't so big a
> negative as to outweigh the benefits (to me.)
>

Loss of fair use of what you purchase is not a big negative to you? While I
find that hard to believe i can parse it into an understanding of where you
are coming from.


> Perhaps they HAVE learned from it, and just don't agree (with your line of
> thinking) about the relative weighting of the priorities and tradeoffs...
>  What's more likely?  That those iTunes using masses don't understand, or
> that they just don't care (as much?)
>

What is the old school yard wisdom...."eat shit, a million flies cant be
wrong". if the iFlies are munching on iFeces in great numbers my wanting to
dine on such does not increase. Just me though.



> at unreasonable?  For xsakes, --> THIS <-- word cost me far more than
> $0.10 to write!


I want to see the breakdown of that cost analysis:)-




>  That it's not necessarily some horrible evil plan?
>

Evil, that is a loaded term I am not using but that you are. What I am
pointing out is that the gatekeeper asking for a toll on items I can
otherwise get without the gate, the keeper or the toll is ineffeceint at
best and a tad bit of a SM dance if I am so engaging in the practice.


This is the part I'm sensing you're not getting.  For me, *the stack* ---
> WhisperNet and WAN-based instant delivery of purchases *from Amazon* --- is
> specifically where the added value is, for me.  I'm not a big fan of e-ink,
> though this device is a lot better than previous ones in terms of displays.
>  But it's some of the very things that you object to that is, for me, what
> makes the device worthwhile.
>

I hold that I do "get it" but that I would rather give it back and Get a
better deal on delivery, fair use, network utility and depth of choice.




> For me --- instant gratification from Amazon for (many) books.  That's it.
>  And for me, that's worth it.  YMMV...
>
>
And by gum you have the right to toss your cash and pay lip service to a
fair use society just as much as the next locked in market savy fanboy:)- I
am also sure that given your proclivity for such situations there are tech
feitsh marketeers up at night crafting you your next lusty device of limited
use and sustained cashflow from your obviously bustling cofers.

-tom(checks his clock, yep another minute)higgins

PS Now in my first plonk on this thread I hit on the Early Adopters Tax..Im
waiting to hear a scree on how that subsidizes that latter better devices
that are actualy usefull and do not turn you into a shinning example of bad
neighborism (drm free in other words)