i think one of the problems is that ads on google maps aren't that effective, at least not for some types of companies. Unless you're an eatery or drinking establishment, where distance greatly factors into a big percentage of peoples' decisions to visit, advertising via maps doesn't work very well. I've ran several…
totally agree, not knowing when you've used up licenses is bull. Similarly there should be a method in place for you to get your license back from your bricked device (although it shouldn't be super easy, because for all amazon knows you could have just turned off the wifi chip in it). If you ever ran into a problem…
Oops sorry Mat just now saw the msg you sent.
yea i agree with the first paragraph about not creating policy around the arseholes.
yea i wouldn't say its a perfect solution, the perfect solution would be to let the internet enabled devices phone home and as long as they can phone home constantly and re-auth that only one instance of the content is accessed at a time per user, it should be able to be on any device at any time.
1) No worries, sorry i misinterpreted
agreed
that would only be three devices, and the browser would not need offline content since you'd be online using, so that would only be two devices for offline access.
well i do stage lighting and have several, we use them especially at concerts, and its never been an issue. Just my own personal experience that its probably not a big deal for most people, especially if they are spending about 10 bucks on these cheap crap ones for halloween.
haha agreed, but it would be entertaining and i'd be more likely to use it.
the problem is by allowing offline caching, there is no way for them to ensure that you are actually the only person reading it. If they could indeed ensure that you were the only person reading it, then i agree completely. So i agree that any online access should be fine, since they can require you to re-auth and…
I would still prefer to have GladDos as my assistant. That was hillarious.
there is big reason to limit this, especially since checking out the book is tied to a single log in. it's not anti-consumer. it is pro-profit for the company for sure. But it is anti-theft to a much larger degree than it is anti-consumer. The problem comes to light when users are able to download content and don't…
limiting it is valuable to the publisher to prevent someone from sharing account credentials in order to get around the lending capability. That's another argument, which i agree with you should be better handled. But its important to netflix, xbox, coursesmart, and many other content providers aside from kindle /…
totally agree that the licensing info should be posted upfront when purchasing anything so limited.
I disagree adam, you're right it doesn't affect most users, and is aggrevating to those who do, but the flipside is that it prevents people from sharing account information (ie sharing a netflix log in or using bugmenot.com accounts). That capability would erode the companies profits. Maybe not an issue for some…
no need for 'idiotic' and name calling, lets just have a discussion.
i agree with you, but the problem here is that is downloaded content, not just maintained online. I see no reason the publisher or the kindle should be expected to let you download 100 copies of the same material on 100 different devices.
i totally agree you should be able to transfer easily. Obviously if you're not using your old ipad and now have an ipad 2, you should be able to transfer to that. If you decide to take your laptop on a road trip and want to check out the content on that, you should be able to no problem (which would then disable one…