Comments on: Microsoft browser analogy: Applicable to Kindle? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/microsoft-browser-analogy-applicable-to-kindle/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gerard Collins http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/microsoft-browser-analogy-applicable-to-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-1096012 Gerard Collins Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:26:07 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/06/microsoft-browser-analogy-applicable-to-kindle/#comment-1096012 I don't think that Amazon is anywhere close to being threatened by an anti-trust suit. If Apple can create an operating system that can only run on the hardware that it sells* and not have been sued into oblivion by now, then Amazon can sell text files that can only be read on the hardware that it sells without worry. Besides, I think the fact that you can buy a Sony e-reader from Amazon negates any argument that they are stifling competition, at least in the hardware arena. (* - Please note that I am fully aware that it is possible to run the Mac OS on non-Apple computers, and that several sites will walk you through the process of creating a "Hackintosh." Try selling one of those computers on the open market, though, and see how long it takes before Apple's legal department is in touch.) I don’t think that Amazon is anywhere close to being threatened by an anti-trust suit. If Apple can create an operating system that can only run on the hardware that it sells* and not have been sued into oblivion by now, then Amazon can sell text files that can only be read on the hardware that it sells without worry.

Besides, I think the fact that you can buy a Sony e-reader from Amazon negates any argument that they are stifling competition, at least in the hardware arena.

(* – Please note that I am fully aware that it is possible to run the Mac OS on non-Apple computers, and that several sites will walk you through the process of creating a “Hackintosh.” Try selling one of those computers on the open market, though, and see how long it takes before Apple’s legal department is in touch.)

]]> By: abhi http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/microsoft-browser-analogy-applicable-to-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-1096009 abhi Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:21:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/06/microsoft-browser-analogy-applicable-to-kindle/#comment-1096009 i think it's a bit inappropriate to forget that they beat netscape and the integration was a big part of it. ie came up from nothing and beat netscape using the integration. windows 7 comes out in end October. With IE8 in-built (except in europe). it'll be interesting to see what happens then. People tend to overlook the power of the default. Companies like Google and Microsoft don't - that's why they're paying other companies billions to become the default search engine for their devices (verizon, at&t etc.) and paying $1 per toolbar install. i think it’s a bit inappropriate to forget that they beat netscape and the integration was a big part of it.
ie came up from nothing and beat netscape using the integration.

windows 7 comes out in end October. With IE8 in-built (except in europe).

it’ll be interesting to see what happens then.

People tend to overlook the power of the default. Companies like Google and Microsoft don’t – that’s why they’re paying other companies billions to become the default search engine for their devices (verizon, at&t etc.) and paying $1 per toolbar install.

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