Comments on: Needed: The right e-book standards to accompany Google’s open phone platform http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:15:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739353 Mike Cane Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:31:42 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739353 Whew. You really floored me with this post, David. I considered Android nothing more than Symbian Mark II. No way will *all* 3rd party software run on all phones -- from cheapies to expensive smartphones, due to different hardware features at vastly different price points. And then YOU come along and point out the ONE frikkin piece of software that probably CAN! And it's a KILLER idea too! I just paused in writing this to do a post praising you: http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/david-rothman-just-saved-googles-android-os/ Whew. You really floored me with this post, David. I considered Android nothing more than Symbian Mark II. No way will *all* 3rd party software run on all phones — from cheapies to expensive smartphones, due to different hardware features at vastly different price points.

And then YOU come along and point out the ONE frikkin piece of software that probably CAN! And it’s a KILLER idea too!

I just paused in writing this to do a post praising you:

http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/david-rothman-just-saved-googles-android-os/

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739279 David Rothman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:23:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739279 Thanks for the update, Fred. Just stuck in other names. David Thanks for the update, Fred. Just stuck in other names. David

]]> By: Fred Kiesche http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739244 Fred Kiesche Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:04:36 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739244 "Why the devil should Google break into phone hardware when it can leverage the manufacturing and marketing savvy of Motorola, Samsung and others?" IIRC, Motorola is getting out of the business of doing cellphones because they haven't been savvy enough. “Why the devil should Google break into phone hardware when it can leverage the manufacturing and marketing savvy of Motorola, Samsung and others?”

IIRC, Motorola is getting out of the business of doing cellphones because they haven’t been savvy enough.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739176 David Rothman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:12:36 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739176 Good stuff, Igorsk! Of course, in regard to the speed issue and other stuff, let's hope that E Ink displays indeed become more like others---thereby simplifying things for developers of Openinkpot-type emulators. That belief seems to the consensus, and if E Ink won't do the job, then other technologies will surely be along. Thanks. David Good stuff, Igorsk! Of course, in regard to the speed issue and other stuff, let’s hope that E Ink displays indeed become more like others—thereby simplifying things for developers of Openinkpot-type emulators. That belief seems to the consensus, and if E Ink won’t do the job, then other technologies will surely be along. Thanks. David

]]> By: igorsk http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739172 igorsk Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:05:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/18/needed-the-right-e-book-standards-to-accompany-googles-open-phone-platform/#comment-739172 Speaking of Google, OpenInkpot project got accepted for Google Summer of Code this year. http://www.openinkpot.org/wiki/GSoC2008Ideas Speaking of Google, OpenInkpot project got accepted for Google Summer of Code this year.
http://www.openinkpot.org/wiki/GSoC2008Ideas

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