Comments on: What the Kindle needs for success http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/ A geek chronicle Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:15:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Balaji http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Balaji Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:27:07 +0000 http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/?p=341#comment-453 Ashwin: There doesn't seem to have been too much interest in hacking the Kindle. Could also be due to the fact that the hardware has been extremely hard to get hold of. Plus, how many books do you think hackers read? :) Ashwin: There doesn’t seem to have been too much interest in hacking the Kindle. Could also be due to the fact that the hardware has been extremely hard to get hold of. Plus, how many books do you think hackers read? :)

]]> By: Ashwin Nanjappa http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Ashwin Nanjappa Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:24:41 +0000 http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/?p=341#comment-452 If someone can provide an easy and safe way to jailbreak it so it can read any format from a thumbdrive, it would sell more :razz: If someone can provide an easy and safe way to jailbreak it so it can read any format from a thumbdrive, it would sell more :razz:

]]> By: Balaji http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Balaji Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:36:57 +0000 http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/?p=341#comment-450 Ashwin: From what I understand, text files can be read directly. But reading doc/pdf files requires some kind of workaround wherein you email the files to yourself via a conversion service (and that conversion costs .10c per file) Ashwin: From what I understand, text files can be read directly. But reading doc/pdf files requires some kind of workaround wherein you email the files to yourself via a conversion service (and that conversion costs .10c per file)

]]> By: Ashwin Nanjappa http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Ashwin Nanjappa Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:41:20 +0000 http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/?p=341#comment-449 Can the Kindle be used to read our own text/doc/pdf files? Can the Kindle be used to read our own text/doc/pdf files?

]]> By: Balaji http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Balaji Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:22:00 +0000 http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/?p=341#comment-443 Deeps: Ah see, that's one of the things that irritates me about the Kindle. When I'm reading, I don't want to worry about where the nearest plug point is. I'm a huge book-lover but I'm not sure if I could ever bring myself to switch to e-books. Deeps: Ah see, that’s one of the things that irritates me about the Kindle. When I’m reading, I don’t want to worry about where the nearest plug point is.

I’m a huge book-lover but I’m not sure if I could ever bring myself to switch to e-books.

]]> By: Deeps http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Deeps Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:12:04 +0000 http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/?p=341#comment-442 I don't own one but have heard abt the kindle that the its (its battery life ) cannot last a transatlantic > 18 hrs flight. :neutral: I don’t own one but have heard abt the kindle that the its (its battery life ) cannot last a transatlantic > 18 hrs flight. :neutral:

]]> By: Balaji http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Balaji Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:59:07 +0000 http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/?p=341#comment-441 antrix : The author of that post puts his finger on a very good point - the total cost of ownership of this device. Everyone knows that early adopters pay a premium, but the flip-side is that you expect costs to come down as adoption increases. Instead here we have a product that: 1. is completely locked down, offering you no recourse if you stop being an amazon customer. 2. is expensive and isn't getting any cheaper; and 3. has a high chance of becoming a paperweight. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of a product's benefits I'd say. PS: Thanks for pointing out the tab-order problems. I've fixed it now. You should be able to do name->email->website->comment field->post comment button. Let me know if you still have a problem. antrix : The author of that post puts his finger on a very good point – the total cost of ownership of this device. Everyone knows that early adopters pay a premium, but the flip-side is that you expect costs to come down as adoption increases. Instead here we have a product that:

1. is completely locked down, offering you no recourse if you stop being an amazon customer.
2. is expensive and isn’t getting any cheaper; and
3. has a high chance of becoming a paperweight.

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of a product’s benefits I’d say.

PS: Thanks for pointing out the tab-order problems. I’ve fixed it now. You should be able to do name->email->website->comment field->post comment button. Let me know if you still have a problem.

]]> By: antrix http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/2009/01/04/what-the-kindle-needs-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-440 antrix Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:12:52 +0000 http://blog.balaji-dutt.name/?p=341#comment-440 This recent Kindle post by Philip Greenspun makes a very strong case: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2008/12/31/amazon-kindle-bites-the-dust-187-to-fix/ PS: Can you please fix the tab-order for your comment form? Name (tab) e-mail (tab) website (tab) Comment-field & not (b) (tab) (i) (tab) etc. This recent Kindle post by Philip Greenspun makes a very strong case: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2008/12/31/amazon-kindle-bites-the-dust-187-to-fix/

PS: Can you please fix the tab-order for your comment form? Name (tab) e-mail (tab) website (tab) Comment-field & not (b) (tab) (i) (tab) etc.

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