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The Cult of Kindle

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they-sound-like-gamers dept.

DaMan writes "ZDNet's Hardware 2.0 blog is pondering the Kindle this week. There have been many attempts at an ebook reader in the past; why does Amazon think it can do any better? Given the high cost and DRM issues, will cachet be enough to win them financial success? Will the 'Cult of Kindle' help guarantee Amazon's success in the ebook reader market? 'A group of people willing to give it a five star rating just because someone else didn't, willing to back up every design, engineering and marketing decision that Amazon made, willing to defend the Kindle with their last dying breath. The Kindle doesn't cost money, it saves money. That 0.75 second flash as the pages turn isn't a downside because it gives you an opportunity to take in the previous page. It doesn't harm your eyes, in fact, it fixes them. Ergonomic issues that other reviewers have bought up are dismissed by the Cult of Kindle as flaws with the reviewer, not the device. The Kindle is perfect, and the Kindle 2.0 will be a little more perfect.'"

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  1. Manufacturer by Petronius.Scribe · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't realise the Kindle was made by Apple.

    1. Re:Manufacturer by Anonymous+Meoward · · Score: 4, Funny

      It isn't, but oddly enough everyone who has bought one also supports Ron Paul.

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  2. They're called fanboys by confu2000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Almost every product has them. I think even the Zune has two.

    1. Re:They're called fanboys by JohnBailey · · Score: 5, Funny

      Almost every product has them. I think even the Zune has two. There was.... right up to the "incident" The poor guy got two zunes and squirted himself to death.
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  3. They're trying for the next iPod. Wouldn't you? by TobyRush · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Kindle is perfect, and the Kindle 2.0 will be a little more perfect.

    Amazon has been watching the iPod and iPhone phenomena, and it wants the same thing. What company wouldn't? Whatever you say about Apple, they know how to make stuff sell.

    The quote above is exactly the fanboi-ism that Amazon is looking for: "This gadget has absolutely no flaws, except for whatever Amazon deems are flaws, and then we will curse those flaws after the fact."

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  4. Re:Paper Rules by Sunburnt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Plus, if the fascists take over, a mass e-book deletion is somewhat lacking as a visual symbol.

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  5. Trees are EVIL by tjstork · · Score: 4, Funny

    One of these days mankind is going to have to forgo the luxury of killing trees because they smell nice. Why not today

    Trees are evil. They are always taller than we are, which means, they always look down on us. They hard and practically unbending, meaning they are inflexible.

    They stand before humanity, and mock them, continually. And yet, you support these things?

    I enjoy chopping down trees. The mighty axe puts any in its place, and I enjoy wood furniture and flooring as a symbol of my domination over nature.

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