I firmly believe that most companies that have jumped on the Android bandwagon know full well what risks they are taking. The Android bus has a very long route and is picking up more passengers all the time. The real question on my mind is what happens when the bus is full?
I'm betting Netflix is doing this BECAUSE the big media companies are trying to marginalize them. They seem to want Netflix and related content sites to be limited to reruns and the less profitable stuff that they no longer care about.
You do realize that "analyzing the intricacies of the politics and philosophy of mythical beings" is pretty much what man has been doing since the beginning of time, right?
It has nothing to do with firmware. The very nature of PDF's is to preserve page layout, not for reflowing pages to fit a screen. Do not blame ereaders for treating PDFs like they are meant to be treated.
Not always the best choice, I'd agree. But with your modern ereaders you can fit hundreds, if not thousands, of books on a single device. And you can easily get thousands of books for free for these devices. You'd be hard pressed to find a publisher willing to donate thousands of print books for free. For a few books the paper route is cheaper, for sure, but once you get to tens or hundreds the argument for technology becomes much more enticing. I would think it would also be easier to convince a publisher to donate 1000 copies of an ebook than it would be for 1000 print books.
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I bet they're hoping for less fewer viewers. ;)
I firmly believe that most companies that have jumped on the Android bandwagon know full well what risks they are taking. The Android bus has a very long route and is picking up more passengers all the time. The real question on my mind is what happens when the bus is full?
Searching for "+stupid +patents +google" (making them all "ands") gives 733000 results. :p
Extra Crispy or Original?
Funny. Apple is suing Amazon for using "AppStore", not "App Store".
Can you install apps on/in the bread?
If anything comes out of your ass and hits your keyboard, you're doing it wrong. Regardless of what "it" is.
Can we get Queen Latifah to play Gandalf?
Are we going to get a Hobbits on a Plane movie, too?
I sure hope so. :p
At least your computer dies happy.
I'm betting Netflix is doing this BECAUSE the big media companies are trying to marginalize them. They seem to want Netflix and related content sites to be limited to reruns and the less profitable stuff that they no longer care about.
You do realize that "analyzing the intricacies of the politics and philosophy of mythical beings" is pretty much what man has been doing since the beginning of time, right?
Sure... or the candies... your choice. :p
Ever try to swallow those whole? Ouch!
Fine, but they were talking about pills in food form... like little banana shaped pills or ones shaped like cabbage. :p
Let them carry all the ammo and weapons that they want... just make them explode like they should when they get hit by someone else. :p
Oh... and make them move slower, jump shorter distances, etc.
Maybe they will need better branch prediction in their pipeline? :p
It's news BECAUSE it is on Slashdot, silly. :p
I sense a new market opportunity for "text laundering".
P = NP
Might as well make it MiiGo.
It has nothing to do with firmware. The very nature of PDF's is to preserve page layout, not for reflowing pages to fit a screen. Do not blame ereaders for treating PDFs like they are meant to be treated.
I thought the 5th option was usually PROFIT!!!
Not always the best choice, I'd agree. But with your modern ereaders you can fit hundreds, if not thousands, of books on a single device. And you can easily get thousands of books for free for these devices. You'd be hard pressed to find a publisher willing to donate thousands of print books for free. For a few books the paper route is cheaper, for sure, but once you get to tens or hundreds the argument for technology becomes much more enticing. I would think it would also be easier to convince a publisher to donate 1000 copies of an ebook than it would be for 1000 print books.