Comment buried. Show
1. Roehlstation

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Aug 2001

   +20
   02/21, 02:07pm | report spam | close reply

   That's fine Kindle

   Now, I'd like to watch a movie...... doh!

Comment buried. Show
1. rvhernandez

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Apr 2005

   +22
   02/21, 02:11pm | report spam | close reply

   Kindle + Dark =?

   Yeah, can't read the Kindle in bed with the lights off. You win some, you loose some. I'd rather have a multiple use iPad than a dedicated book reader.
   
   I will give them credit for making an iOS app and making a $139 device, but really, lay off slamming the iPad unless you're willing to compete with it. (Remember, Amazon has stated they don't feel the two devices are in the same class, so why compare them in their advertising?)

Comment buried. Show
1. SierraDragon

   Mac Elite

   Joined: Mar 2004

   -2
   02/21, 02:12pm | report spam | (2 replies) close | reply

   Glossy is awful

   I am typing this on an iPad (purchased for my 86-year-old mother) which is a good device - - but the glossy display is indeed very poor. Hopefully the iPad 2 will have matte available. No way I will own a glossy laptop; it amazes me that some folks actually choose glossy.

Comment buried. Show
1. Inkling

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Jul 2006

   -11
   02/21, 03:01pm | report spam | close reply

   Girls & Geeks

   Amazon commercials are always better. They feature attractive women enjoying themselves rather than geeky guys debating operating systems. Flashes of Seattle scenery aren't bad either, since I live there.
   
   Let's hope Apple, unaccustomed to not winning a new gadget competition, doesn't get angry and yank the Kindle app from the iPhone and iPad.
   
   

Comment buried. Show
1. JeffHarris

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Oct 1999

   +13
   02/21, 03:27pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Kindle's ONLY Advantage

   The ability to read in bright sunlight is Kindle's only real advantage.
   
   If Apple wanted to counter those ads... why would they bother...
   The iPad user could just yeah, yeah, whatever and...
   read his email
   or make a dinner reservation
   or stream a Netflix movie
   or REALLY piss him/her off and play Angry Birds.
   
   As for the glossy iPad screen. Get a Power Support anti-glare film!

Comment buried. Show
1. jnicholas

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Sep 2002

   +2
   02/21, 04:22pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Kindle's other advantages

   For reading the kindle has additional advantages than the ability to read in sunlight. It is also much lighter and the buttons are better than touching/swiping the screen for pages changes.
   
   I don't think Apple needs to counter the Amazon ads at all. I don't even really see them as "attacks" on the iPad. Many people who haven't seen a kindle in person are going to assume the screen is much like a laptop or ipad screen. I see these ads more as saying "if you find your ipad hard to read outside, the kindle works better" I'm sure there is a large overlap audience.

Comment buried. Show
1. Norrin Radd

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Nov 2006

   +6
   02/21, 04:45pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Are you nuts?

   Who wants to sit in the hot sun and read for an extended period of time?!?! Seriously. If you're at the pool or beach - go swimming. Or surf. Or tan yourself - whatever. But what kind of a fool sits poolside in direct sunlight to read a book?!?!? Now, under an umbrella - fine. But in direct light? Yeah. That's what I want. 6 hours of direct UV exposure while I polish off the latest Dan Brown. Gimme a break.
   
   You know when I do read with my iPad? At night. In bed. When my wife is sleeping. With all the lights off. Try that, Kindle.

Comment buried. Show
1. dwoodruff

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Jul 2006

   +4
   02/21, 06:31pm | report spam | close reply

   wow...

   That is their entire marketing platform? It doesn't glare??? I hate to say this, but I have used the iPad in bright sunlight constantly, and I have this amazing thing I have invented, it's called slightly altering the viewing angle, it's amazing.
   
   And to think, I almost gave up everything else the iPad does just to solve this glaring dilemma.

Comment buried. Show
1. facebook_Clarence

   Via Facebook

   Joined: Feb 2011

   +3
   02/21, 07:05pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   iPad girl

   the girl with the iPad is hot. I think amazon is telling me to get the iPad.

Comment buried. Show
1. Paul Huang

   Dedicated MacNNer

   Joined: Sep 1999

   0
   02/21, 08:32pm | report spam | close reply

   angle of incidence

   I am not excusing Apple's glare, but it's all about angle of incidence. These devices are 'personal' devices and you'd look at only yourself when you are using it. I don't prefer the iPad's glossy, but in situations where there is too much glare for the iPad, it's not too readable for the Kindle, either.
   
   What's the solution? Tan your face like George Hamilton (oh no, that reference is way too old) and powder your face like Tammy Faye Bakker (oops, even older and obscure reference) to avoid reflection/glare.
   
   I suppose that Amazon.com is trying to say that the iPad is designed for coal miners—just when they get out of the mine. I wish Amazon.com would not spend so much time stating the obvious; it's a waste of time and $$$.

Comment buried. Show
1. hayesk

   Professional Poster

   Joined: Sep 1999

   +4
   02/21, 09:21pm | report spam | close reply

   Wow

   I usually don't tend to call people fanboys as it isn't really an argument, but come on, people!
   
   The Kindle and other e-Ink readers are absolutely superior devices if you just want to read books. They're light, have much longer battery life, and the screens are much better for reading text. And for those that want to read in the dark, well, I don't know about the Kindle, but the case for my wife's Sony eReader has a nice light built-in that works perfectly. And her arm doesn't get tired holding it.
   

Comment buried. Show
1. aristotles

   Grizzled Veteran

   Joined: Jul 2004

   +2
   02/21, 09:40pm | report spam | close reply

   Uh.... buy an antiglare film problem solved

   With an antiglare film, you can read on an iPad at minimum brightness in outside.

Comment buried. Show
1. B9bot

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Dec 2008

   -3
   02/22, 02:46am | report spam | close reply

   And in the dark you can't read a Kindle period!

   And in the dark you can't read a Kindle period! I'll take the flexibility of an iPad over a Kindle any day!

Comment buried. Show
1. Grendelmon

   Fresh-Faced Recruit

   Joined: Dec 2007

   +2
   02/22, 10:25am | report spam | close reply

   *Rolls eyes*

   I guess I'm not surprised with the decrepit remarks about the commercial. Seriously: "who wants to read outside in the sun??", "you can't read the Kindle in the dark." What are all of you, twelve years old?
   
   The Kindle is like a BOOK, no backlit display, perfect for daytime viewing without any glare. Admit it and grow the h*** up, fanboys.
   
   My wife and I are taking a vacation to Hawaii soon and we're going to spend a considerable amount of time slurping cocktails on the beach. And guess what: we're not going to be reading on an iPad.