tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post2133031797954428991..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Kindlescribe.com, Kindleair domain names. HP Touchpads #1 & 2 Amazon sellersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-24677355379581974562011-08-24T00:03:16.860-07:002011-08-24T00:03:16.860-07:00jw,
Yes, I felt the 'Air' thing was tric...jw,<br /> Yes, I felt the 'Air' thing was tricky considering Apple's new small laptop/netbook.<br /><br /> Of course, some think 'air' is free! :-) Sort of generic, but they've already trademarked it, though the trademark would be for Mac Air as I don't think they'd get it for just 'Air' in a brand name.<br /><br /> Too much like 'App' ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-85784277399477419662011-08-23T23:59:26.292-07:002011-08-23T23:59:26.292-07:00jw,
On that 2nd part, I meant --If a company were ...jw,<br />On that 2nd part, I meant --If a company were to charge about half of that $500, take a loss on the hardware while making money from the content sold for it (the 'ecosystem' thing:<br /> - streaming video, audio, enhanced books, Android games ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-12739394047391963882011-08-23T23:45:45.958-07:002011-08-23T23:45:45.958-07:00"Does Amazon have a 'cheaper elsewhere..."Does Amazon have a 'cheaper elsewhere' rebate policy? That's only reason I can see for buying the HP TouchPad from Amazon at a hefty price when there's still a chance of picking it up at less than half that direct from HP."<br /><br />Never seen a company with such a policy that you could successfully apply for a rebate with. Always there are such massive restrictions that no claim is ever found to warrant a rebate ("no clearance sales, must be within 2 hours, no special offers, etc. etc.).<br /><br />". I just checked and KindleTouch.com is registered by Mark Monitor to an obscure DNStination, Inc, which is at exactly the same SF street address as themselves."<br /><br />Reeks of a domain squatter...<br /><br />"Also, maybe Amazon's debating several names and took out domain names on them just to be safe. Kindle Air, Kindle Scribe, Kindle whatever. Keep us guessing."<br /><br />Air would bring them into conflict with Apple who already have that trademarked for their ultrathin laptop line.<br />Scribe I think is safe.<br />Registering domain names is cheap. It just leaves the competition (and the press) guessing and indeed keeps your own options open as well. Many large companies do it.<br /><br />"Could they be holding it for Amazon, which is #78 in the Fortune 100?"<br /><br />No doubt they've sent Amazon an "offer" to buy the name for a massive sum, most likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. <br />Which, were I Amazon, would be enough reason to change the name of my unreleased product to something else if that were the name I had in mind.jwentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231225414960320582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-22692046477803663132011-08-23T23:30:56.675-07:002011-08-23T23:30:56.675-07:00"As a gadget person myself, I've never be..."As a gadget person myself, I've never been able to justify paying a minimum of $500 for a WiFi 10" tablet by anyone, when what it does can't match what I can easily do on my 10" netbook. If a company were to charge about half of that, take a loss on the hardware while making money from the content sold for it, I'm in."<br /><br />Yes to not wanting to pay the current price demanded for tablets, given the very limited functionality they provide for me (I've a single potential use for them, and that's still theoretical as I'm a long way from completing the software that would enable them to do that, when I already have such software that runs perfectly fine on a netbook or laptop).<br /><br />As to the second, I'd not fall for such traps again, not after being locked in to mobile phone providers for years and years and keeping paying for your phone well beyond the date it's paid for in full.<br />I don't want such vendor lockin, which is a main reason (apart from Apple's business practies) that I won't ever buy an iPad (and why my iPod uses its music and video functions exclusively, using content I import into iTunes from my own sources rather than buying it from Apple).jwentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231225414960320582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-47740872854665282012011-08-23T11:04:02.880-07:002011-08-23T11:04:02.880-07:00Jazz,
That's a great description!Jazz,<br /> That's a great description!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-65942129839542259392011-08-23T11:03:29.103-07:002011-08-23T11:03:29.103-07:00Michael,
Amazon doesn't have a lower-price gu...Michael,<br /> Amazon doesn't have a lower-price guarantee and rebate. I did read that HP was approving refunds for people who had just bought the tablet for $400 the week before or within the last 60 days actually. <br /><br />Maybe that's why people are buying them.<br /><br />One was a total refund and one was the difference, from SOMEthing I read but don't go by me. I'd google it.<br /><br /> People who go to get it cheap and then re-sell it at higher prices will not be giving refunds and if one didn't buy it from an approved HP dealer I doubt the refund would be there. The original buyer would be eligible to that.<br /><br />Re domain names:<br /> Amazon sends legal letters to those who use their trademarked names in the domain names (meaning kindle*.com or *kindle.com* as opposed to the blogger or wordpress domain names).<br /><br /> Calling it Kindle Touch would make them seem copycat with Nook Touch (though that latter is "Simple Touch" to explain why so many past features were removed, I guess.<br /><br /> If BN.com were Apple, they'd probably sue over use of the word "Touch"... :-)<br /><br /> If any newer Kindle CAN write via a stylus, I prefer the name KindleScribe but it's a tall order. Maybe more feasible on a fast-screen LCD screen than on e-Ink readers (but I don't know).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-37193714319918527762011-08-23T09:57:37.082-07:002011-08-23T09:57:37.082-07:00I feel like a groupie hanging out backstage just w...I feel like a groupie hanging out backstage just waiting to scream when the artist pokes his nose out of the exit door.<br /><br />I run to my email every morning to see if a PR has been released and scour Google reader for news.<br /><br />I hope they announce something soon since I allocate all my Xmas $ in early September. (But mostly because I'm just dying to find out anything concrete.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207265117229855265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-31598458055289930032011-08-23T09:00:20.193-07:002011-08-23T09:00:20.193-07:00Does Amazon have a 'cheaper elsewhere' reb...Does Amazon have a 'cheaper elsewhere' rebate policy? That's only reason I can see for buying the HP TouchPad from Amazon at a hefty price when there's still a chance of picking it up at less than half that direct from HP. Buy it in stock for Amazon and then apply for the rebate.<br /><br />Also, while I've been suggesting that the new Kindle pads will be more consumption-oriented than iPads, a name like Kindle Scribe suggests production. Scribes wrote rather than read. But perhaps the name is for a much needed Kindle note-taking app. Let's hope so.<br /><br />Also, maybe Amazon's debating several names and took out domain names on them just to be safe. Kindle Air, Kindle Scribe, Kindle whatever. Keep us guessing.<br /><br />Or perhaps Kindle Touch. I just checked and KindleTouch.com is registered by Mark Monitor to an obscure DNStination, Inc, which is at exactly the same SF street address as themselves. The former delivers "world-class brand protection solutions to over 50 of the Fortune 100 companies." <br /><br />Could they be holding it for Amazon, which is #78 in the Fortune 100? Who else would want to use a name like Kindle Touch. And it is the best of the names I've heard.<br /><br />--Michael W. Perry, author of Untangling TolkienMichael W. Perryhttp://www.inklingbooks.com/noreply@blogger.com