Re:Tablets are waiting for their Movable Type
by pretoriusB on Tuesday November 27, 2012 @09:18AM
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>This is a conflation of the idea of a desire to publish, with the theory that that publishing must be de facto available on any platform in it's native format.
No, it's a conflation of the desire to publish with the desire to target the best electronic devices for reading (tablets), with the best format for _each_ platform (native), with easy 1-click access to monetization (already stored credit cards and people known to buy things).
None of the above are solved by a website.
And much less it solves stuff like background updates, large volumes of data and pictures being readable offline, etc.
No, it's a conflation of the desire to publish with the desire to target the best electronic devices for reading (tablets), with the best format for _each_ platform (native), with easy 1-click access to monetization (already stored credit cards and people known to buy things).
None of the above are solved by a website.
And much less it solves stuff like background updates, large volumes of data and pictures being readable offline, etc.