Comments on: Reading Steve Jobs http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/03/03/reading-steve-jobs/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:38:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: PJ Doland http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/03/03/reading-steve-jobs/#comment-472 PJ Doland Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:37:14 +0000 http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/03/03/reading-steve-jobs/#comment-472 What does the Kindle have that the iPhone doesn't? Much better battery life (due to the use of electronic ink) and a much larger screen. Fair point about Audible, though. What does the Kindle have that the iPhone doesn’t? Much better battery life (due to the use of electronic ink) and a much larger screen.

Fair point about Audible, though.

]]> By: Jerry Brito http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/03/03/reading-steve-jobs/#comment-461 Jerry Brito Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:53:15 +0000 http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/03/03/reading-steve-jobs/#comment-461 Audible's great, don't get me wrong, but what does Audible have that Apple needs? As far as I understand, Audible just aggregates audiobooks from the publishers and offers consumers an easy way to buy or subscribe and download the books. Their limited original content aside, there's nothing there Apple can't replicate with iTunes dealing directly with the publishers. My focus here is also on an e-reader. Audible has nothing to do with that. Aside from the screen technology and size, what does the Kindle have that the iPhone doesn't? iTunes is sitting there just waiting to distribute print content over the air just like the Kindle system. I don't think they're going to leave that cash on the table. Audible’s great, don’t get me wrong, but what does Audible have that Apple needs? As far as I understand, Audible just aggregates audiobooks from the publishers and offers consumers an easy way to buy or subscribe and download the books. Their limited original content aside, there’s nothing there Apple can’t replicate with iTunes dealing directly with the publishers.

My focus here is also on an e-reader. Audible has nothing to do with that. Aside from the screen technology and size, what does the Kindle have that the iPhone doesn’t? iTunes is sitting there just waiting to distribute print content over the air just like the Kindle system. I don’t think they’re going to leave that cash on the table.

]]> By: PJ Doland http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/03/03/reading-steve-jobs/#comment-459 PJ Doland Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:28:11 +0000 http://www.jerrybrito.com/2008/03/03/reading-steve-jobs/#comment-459 If Apple really had their sights set on the book market, they probably would have tried to outbid Amazon for Audible, especially given the amount of cash they have on hand at the moment. If Apple really had their sights set on the book market, they probably would have tried to outbid Amazon for Audible, especially given the amount of cash they have on hand at the moment.

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