Sony Reader
The Kindle kerfuffle - updated
February 1, 2011: 12:35 PM ETApple's rejection of a Sony Reader app has analysts leaping to conclusions about Amazon
Source: Sony
[Apple has clarified, sort of. See below.]
Here we go again.
A New York Times story Tuesday quoting a frustrated Sony (SNE) executive has triggered a flurry of similar-sounding headlines:
- Electric Pig: Apple bans Sony ebooks in iTunes app store: is Kindle next?
- The Next Web: Apple is tightening App Store policies. Is the Kindle app in danger?
- SlashGear: Apple blocks Sony Reader app: new in-app purchase rules could scupper Kindle
What got this started? The key passage in the Times story:
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E-readers: It's a two-horse race
A ChangeWave survey finds Apple's iPad gaining fast on Amazon's Kindle
The e-reader market has become a two horse race between the Amazon (AMZN) Kindle and the Apple (AAPL) iPad, according to a ChangeWave survey of 2,812 American consumers released Tuesday.
Demand is strong, with 5% of respondents saying they are Very Likely to buy an e-Reader and 10% Somewhat Likely over the next 90 days.
But the race is going Apple's MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Nov 30, 2010 2:44 PM ET -
Airport security loves MacBook Air
The 11-inch model can stay in your bag and sail through checkpoints (but not the 13-inch)
Here's another reason to like Apple's (AAPL) new entry-level 11.6-inch MacBook Air -- besides the 5-hour battery life (30-days standby), relatively cool operating temperature, nearly instant-on flash memory, 2.3-pound avoirdupois and $999 price tag:
You can take it through U.S. airport security checkpoints without removing it from your bag.
Based solely on its diminutive dimensions, the Transportation MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 29, 2010 8:10 AM ETPosted in: Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, iPad, Kindle, MacBook Air, Nook, PCs, Sony Reader, Tablets, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Wooly Willy
