The story is about a creative response to Apple's decimation of the music industry's business model. It signalled the time had come to bring digital distributio

The story is about a creative response to Apple's decimation of the music industry's business model. It signalled the time had come to bring digital distribution to books, and Bezos was one of the few in the business to realize that. I'll agree that the hardware never satisfied, but while I'm sure it's been a disappointment to many, it certainly has not stopped the trend nor has it hurt the kindle project much.