tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35428618.post5382148732685344639..comments2024-01-20T00:59:08.689+00:00Comments on Brave New World: So Why is Amazon Kindle Marooned in the US?Martyn Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134633193540004531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35428618.post-31132409654932518852009-06-20T07:01:47.957+00:002009-06-20T07:01:47.957+00:00Who's bright idea was it at Amazon to design a...Who's bright idea was it at Amazon to design and develop a unique and obviously popular system to take advantage of technology that has yet to be developed or even accepted in other countries? Isn't that kind of like putting the cart in front of the horse?<br /><br />Even here in Canada, we don't have the population base, or density to subscribe to such a service, which pretty much annuls any chance of such devices being sold in our country. Could not Amazon come out with an amended model that does not rely on the services of Jasper Wireless - perhaps asking Telus or Bell to come up with another methodology for providing similar connectivity? It's not rocket science - it just requires taking a look at the problem from a different angle instead of beating your head against the wall trying to force the same solution.<br /><br />Remember, the definition of insanity is continually trying to apply the same solution to the same problem, but expecting different results.<br /><br />Methinks Amazon needs to rethink their approach if they want to break out of the American Market to other countries.Edouinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994596832392738446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35428618.post-1282245588736433532009-02-19T06:55:00.000+00:002009-02-19T06:55:00.000+00:00Many thanks for pointing this out. It's more than ...Many thanks for pointing this out. It's more than a little frustrating that the Kindle - and the iPhone, and Google Book Search Mobile, and everything new and "globally significant" are widely available ...in Manhattan. Erudite discussions focus almost entirely on the device and the "reader experience," failing to note that there is no "reader experience" out here on the rest of the planet, because these devices are married to service providers -- and service providers are local, not global.Amalyah Keshethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038106105904137744noreply@blogger.com