Comments on: One Million Users: Is Stanza Killing The Kindle? http://havemacwillblog.com/2009/01/01/one-million-users-is-stanza-killing-the-kindle/ Oh please, not another Mac bigot Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Markus Winter http://havemacwillblog.com/2009/01/01/one-million-users-is-stanza-killing-the-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-4461 Markus Winter Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:52:27 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=3929#comment-4461 I read at least one book each week on my iPod Touch, and I love Stanza. When the iPad comes out (aka 10in iPod) I will likely buy it to be able to read all those thousands of scientific Journal pdf files which I have on my Mac (and which are not suitable for the iPod's small screen), but for text only the iPod Touch / Stanza combo is marvelous. I read at least one book each week on my iPod Touch, and I love Stanza. When the iPad comes out (aka 10in iPod) I will likely buy it to be able to read all those thousands of scientific Journal pdf files which I have on my Mac (and which are not suitable for the iPod’s small screen), but for text only the iPod Touch / Stanza combo is marvelous.

]]> By: alampitt http://havemacwillblog.com/2009/01/01/one-million-users-is-stanza-killing-the-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-3732 alampitt Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:29:14 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=3929#comment-3732 combine with the bigger iTouch in Fall 2009... http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/30/large-form-ipod-touch-to-launch-in-fall-09/ combine with the bigger iTouch in Fall 2009…
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/30/large-form-ipod-touch-to-launch-in-fall-09/

]]> By: Bloor Robin http://havemacwillblog.com/2009/01/01/one-million-users-is-stanza-killing-the-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Bloor Robin Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:14:17 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=3929#comment-3717 You make a good point. Nevertheless, Stanza has 1 million plus users. You make a good point. Nevertheless, Stanza has 1 million plus users.

]]> By: ghaff http://havemacwillblog.com/2009/01/01/one-million-users-is-stanza-killing-the-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-3712 ghaff Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:57:48 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=3929#comment-3712 Robin, Word processing seems an imperfect analogy because the form factor was the same. I have to believe--and maybe it's just my old eyes--that there's a limit to how much people are willing to read on an iPhone, i.e. pocketable--form factor. I do indeed read various things on my Treo but I wouldn't read a book there. I'm not going to argue that a more general purpose Kindle form-factor device wouldn't be interesting; it would. But that's the relevant comparison. Something with the physical characteristics of the Kindle with a more open architecture. Robin,
Word processing seems an imperfect analogy because the form factor was the same. I have to believe–and maybe it’s just my old eyes–that there’s a limit to how much people are willing to read on an iPhone, i.e. pocketable–form factor. I do indeed read various things on my Treo but I wouldn’t read a book there.

I’m not going to argue that a more general purpose Kindle form-factor device wouldn’t be interesting; it would. But that’s the relevant comparison. Something with the physical characteristics of the Kindle with a more open architecture.

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