washingtonpost.com — In an animated discussion with Washington Post editors and reporters yesterday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer offered his far-ranging views of upcoming changes in technology and the media.predicting that in 10 years all media will be delivered via the Internet and professed that he is confused by Google's moves in the mobile-phone market.
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jonshipmanJun 6, 2008
Well, if I can get a full text book for $10, why merit the need to sell it back?Yes, once eInk becomes colored, then we will get highlighting. Write in the margins? Touchscreen.Have you ever saw an eInk screen? It's nothing like a Desktop. Your eyes bug out because you're staring at a florescent tube all day. eInk does not need a backlight. So it's just like paper. Except no paper cuts.
Closed AccountJun 6, 2008
There's a reason I buy books and not PDFs or audiobooks. Anyway, as someone who despises Microsoft products I'm glad this fool is behind the controls.
derangedpenguinJun 7, 2008
I had to do a three finger salute today on my newspaper. It locked up and I couldn't turn the next page.
mrbitchJun 7, 2008
I'm a boomer, and I read magazines and books using an eBook reader on my iPod Touch (jail break edition).
justusbrunsJun 7, 2008
Still I don't think that's interactive enough. With media you don't have the feeling you can acces it quickly, like keeping an article on a Kindle is fine. But searching for it is a hassle. First you need to find the Kindle, next you need to browse to all your folders. In real life you can remember better, I put the article next to the harry potter book. That's the problem with these electronic devices, it's to untouchable for some people.
danmillerJun 8, 2008
can't resell the ebook, or at least you would assume you couldn't legally....
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margritaDec 30, 2008
There is no denying that print media is very different now than it was years ago. Soon or later it’s going to wheeze out for sure. The reality is that you can choose which delivery options suits you best. Companies like Pressmart <a class="user" href="http://www.pressmart.net">http://www.pressmart.net</a> are a revolution in digital publishing services. Pressmart takes over where the pre-press ends and delivers the electronic edition on multiple distribution channels including web (as a print-replica ePaper edition), Mobile, RSS, Podcasts, Social Networking Sites, etc.