Comments on: The Kindle – not so closed as might have been suggested? http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Paul Raven http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/comment-page-1/#comment-42720 Paul Raven Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:47:35 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/#comment-42720 Did you try looking at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Generation/dp/B00154JDAI" rel="nofollow">Amazon's own product page for the Kindle</a>, Wendy? Looks pretty comprehensive to me. Did you try looking at Amazon’s own product page for the Kindle, Wendy? Looks pretty comprehensive to me.

]]> By: Wendy http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/comment-page-1/#comment-42718 Wendy Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:09:24 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/#comment-42718 The kindle has a full keyboard. I can not find any informtion on the capabilities or functionality of the keyboard. Does the Kindle have a storage capabilities - wordprocessing document? The kindle has a full keyboard. I can not find any informtion on the capabilities or functionality of the keyboard. Does the Kindle have a storage capabilities – wordprocessing document?

]]> By: Paul Raven http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/comment-page-1/#comment-9038 Paul Raven Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:19:52 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/#comment-9038 Quite true, Ben, as Gary points out in his post - it's that very silence about the capabilities that is curious. You'd think that they'd be trumpeting its versatility far more widely than they have ... unless, as Gary suggests, they've wanted to keep certain aspects "on the down-low". Why they'd want to do so, I have no idea - I guess things will become clear in time. Quite true, Ben, as Gary points out in his post – it’s that very silence about the capabilities that is curious. You’d think that they’d be trumpeting its versatility far more widely than they have … unless, as Gary suggests, they’ve wanted to keep certain aspects “on the down-low”. Why they’d want to do so, I have no idea – I guess things will become clear in time.

]]> By: Ben http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/comment-page-1/#comment-9036 Ben Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:35:11 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/#comment-9036 "on Amazon’s behalf" - on Amazon's part, I mean. “on Amazon’s behalf” – on Amazon’s part, I mean.

]]> By: Ben http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/comment-page-1/#comment-9035 Ben Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:34:52 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2007/12/03/the-kindle-not-so-closed-as-might-have-been-suggested/#comment-9035 Amazon have never said that "you can only read books downloaded through Amazon's website" or "it doesn't work as a web browser", have they? These "purported limitations" have been purported by other people. Support for .txt, .PRC and .MOBI books isn't some kind of sneaky back door on Amazon's behalf - it would be crazy not to include something like that because of all the public domain texts (classic novels and so on) available. Amazon have never said that “you can only read books downloaded through Amazon’s website” or “it doesn’t work as a web browser”, have they?

These “purported limitations” have been purported by other people. Support for .txt, .PRC and .MOBI books isn’t some kind of sneaky back door on Amazon’s behalf – it would be crazy not to include something like that because of all the public domain texts (classic novels and so on) available.

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