37 Signals sez "don't hate on the Kindle," while the comments thread talks about how much the DRM suxorz. Too early for me to form much of an opinion -- I'm not about to drop $300 on a book, for starters -- but it looks like it actually has some solid potential. At the very least, it's an innovative way to keep reading material handy. And every book I own already has built-in DRM, anyway -- if I want to read something, I bring it with me, unlike my music collection, which I can listen to at home, at work, in the car, while out for a run, whatever. If I want to share a book with a friend, I loan it to them for a week or more, instead of making a copy of it and giving them the copy to keep.
Consider it a prototype for next-gen laptops -- kick-ass screen display, wireless anywhere, lightweight and very portable -- and maybe it doesn't have as much suckitude.
Update: Mark Pilgrim makes more than a few good arguments.
Consider it a prototype for next-gen laptops -- kick-ass screen display, wireless anywhere, lightweight and very portable -- and maybe it doesn't have as much suckitude.
Update: Mark Pilgrim makes more than a few good arguments.
