schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 个月前Kobo announces its first color e-readerswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkKobo announces its first color e-readerswww.theverge.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 个月前message-square97fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareoctochamp@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up55·10 个月前I think it’s only Amazon that does lock screen ads but since they have two-thirds of the market share globally (and a near monopoly in the US where the Verge is based) then whatever they do in the e-reader space is “normal”
minus-squarePattyice@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·10 个月前Just talking here in the US, the only competitor Amazon has really had here is Nook which also has lock screen ads
minus-squarePattyice@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·10 个月前I know but I meant as popularity wise. I don’t think most people outside the Hard-core privacy/tech focused crowd know it.
minus-squareoctochamp@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 个月前Yeah it’s a big contrast to continental Europe where if you go into any electronics shop they’ll have Kobos on display as prominent as Kindles.
I think it’s only Amazon that does lock screen ads but since they have two-thirds of the market share globally (and a near monopoly in the US where the Verge is based) then whatever they do in the e-reader space is “normal”
Just talking here in the US, the only competitor Amazon has really had here is Nook which also has lock screen ads
Kobo is also available in the US
I know but I meant as popularity wise. I don’t think most people outside the Hard-core privacy/tech focused crowd know it.
Yeah it’s a big contrast to continental Europe where if you go into any electronics shop they’ll have Kobos on display as prominent as Kindles.
what a damn shame