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Sony was there in the ebook reader market in the timeframe people in this thread are fantasming to Microsoft. And it didn’t go anywhere, partly because like Mi
by hrktb 9y ago
Sony was there in the ebook reader market in the timeframe people in this thread are fantasming to Microsoft.
And it didn’t go anywhere, partly because like Microsoft, Sony relied heavily on a host computer for devices that should have been standalone at any cost, and also because unlike Amazon they had no mindshare regarding books. It just looked like an also ran product that could be gone at any time.
- m_mueller 9y agoApple started in the music business from scratch with a host computer dependent device as well - execution seems to make all the difference. Of course, today no-one would accept such a device, but back then it was the norm. I think the difference is that Amazon was already in a prime position to grab the digital book market, while for music there was no company in such a position.