"My theory is that Apple wants to capture a chunk of the revenue in this nation's enormous textbook market -- high school, college, whatever. Why lug all those books around? The superior Apple graphics, colors, and fonts will support all of the textbook features which Kindle botches and destroys. Apple takes a chunk of the market revenue, of course, plus they sell the iPads and some AT&T contracts. There are lots of schoolkids in the world."I am a curious bystander who understands little of the technology and potential. I have wanted a Kindle for downloading books and newspapers, though. I will have to look at this closely. What do you techies think?
Here is a link to a more serious look at the IPAD's potential effect (affect?) on the textbook market..
I've been following the "iPad" rumors for about a month and a half and haven't heard anything regarding textbook features, but if contracts are made and a market opens up for this idea, i think Apple will have the upper hand. Especially with it's ability to be a multiPURPOSE device. (Even though it's retarded-ly not a multiTASKING device...)
ReplyDeleteWe shall see...