Comments on: Connectivity as a Utility and other news http://bomega.com/2007/11/26/connectivity-as-a-utility-and-other-news/ Internet Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Blogger Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:43:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Cheap airfare. http://bomega.com/2007/11/26/connectivity-as-a-utility-and-other-news/#comment-10044 Cheap airfare. Tue, 20 May 2008 03:36:07 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/11/26/connectivity-as-a-utility-and-other-news/#comment-10044 <strong>Dirt cheap airfare....</strong> Cheap airfare.... Dirt cheap airfare….

Cheap airfare….

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://bomega.com/2007/11/26/connectivity-as-a-utility-and-other-news/#comment-9743 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:14:09 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/11/26/connectivity-as-a-utility-and-other-news/#comment-9743 @Arne: I have no idea if the Kindle will succeed. SO far I haven't been very impressed with its looks, features and restrictions. But the facts that it is being offered with an always-on wireless internet connection is very interesting and will have an impact on our whole industry. The features are boring but the phenomena is interesting.... @Arne: I have no idea if the Kindle will succeed. SO far I haven’t been very impressed with its looks, features and restrictions. But the facts that it is being offered with an always-on wireless internet connection is very interesting and will have an impact on our whole industry.

The features are boring but the phenomena is interesting….

]]> By: Arne http://bomega.com/2007/11/26/connectivity-as-a-utility-and-other-news/#comment-9740 Arne Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:07:12 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/11/26/connectivity-as-a-utility-and-other-news/#comment-9740 Don't you believe the DRM imposed with the Kindle will make the Kindle not popular? You can't do anything with the content you buy (which you also need to buy twice if you've also bought the paperback), can't swap books, can't create your own books easily. The internet is not too happy about the Kindle. All that and the fact that it's fugly. This is not "the iPod of books" as some people like to believe. For an eInk product to become popular I think they first need to work on the businessmodel and the DRM. eBooks should be cheap and easy to exchange with your computer including additional notes or other snippets. Don’t you believe the DRM imposed with the Kindle will make the Kindle not popular?
You can’t do anything with the content you buy (which you also need to buy twice if you’ve also bought the paperback), can’t swap books, can’t create your own books easily. The internet is not too happy about the Kindle. All that and the fact that it’s fugly.
This is not “the iPod of books” as some people like to believe. For an eInk product to become popular I think they first need to work on the businessmodel and the DRM. eBooks should be cheap and easy to exchange with your computer including additional notes or other snippets.

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