Amazon Kindle as a Platform?
Amazon, the Seattle-based company, announced yesterday that the are going to allow software developers to develop content for the Kindle. My first reaction was cool, it might be fun to do more on my Kindle then read book, but they a couple other thoughts crossed my mind.
I love reading on my kindle and the transition from one page to the next is wonderful for reading, but hardly fast enough for any type of video. Gaming would be a drag, as there isn’t enough of a processor in a kindle for much more then tic, tac, toe and I still question that would work. Kindle will need to provide a much larger processor to provide the type of content most internet users has come to expect. Would a large enough processor, make the kindle larger, heavier and more expensive?
The Kindles display is clear and photos look wonderful, but they are still black & white – Maybe Amazon is looking to bring back the black and white film industry? Until the kindle is color, content development will be limited.
But, the thing I love best about my Kindle is how long I can go between charges – I mean if I pay attention to how often I download and how I stay connected to the internet, a single charge can last well over a week! If Amazon starts adding different types of content that require an internet connection more often or use more power, then I’ll have to charge more often. I mean really, isn’t one of the benefits of the Kindle to be to charge once and go for days having access to my books, newspapers and blogs? I can take use my kindle places that where I can’t use my smart phone or laptop?
I love my Kindle, but I’m not sure I would use it for gaming, surfing the web chatting with friends or even updating my Twitter – I have a smart phone for that.
What are your thoughts on the Amazon opening their software to developers for new content on the Kindle?
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