HoneyAndSilicon

Well, it may not be so much that they're zealots as that they've invested cash in their Kindles... so it becomes a wallet thing what they can't get what they think "they're entitled" to have on their K.

From what RWW says further down, Amazon must already have the software in place - and be collecting it in NY state:

"The Colorado legislature should have foreseen this outcome - it's not the first time Amazon has been forced to shut down affiliate programs. In July of 2009, Amazon closed off their programs in Rhode Island and North Carolina, and has previously sued over a law passed in New York in 2008. The suit, however, was eventually thrown out and Amazon has since been paying taxes for New York affiliates they feel are too valuable to give up."

So I still don't see why Amazon is choosing to fight this battle with Colorado :/

As TC points out, one of the biggest unknowns is how they are going to handle the bandwidth demands - and suitable reimbursement for the carriers - how that will be priced/packaged to keep from pinching the end consumers too painfully.

My partner is an incredibly bright coder, debugger, and all-around trouble-shooter (not to mention pretty hot lady), and I really don't blame her for being disgusted at how the media (NY Times?!) panders to this stuff.

Well, it probably is world-changing - at least for the present decade. But then s/he may need to look to the next thing.

Adding video to web experience is becoming commoditized. To change to the world (for better or worse) means working on launching the next big thing -- which in turn will be commoditized.

A reminder to take nothing for granted. That being said, local technical work - where one's physical presence is required - continues to be in demand. The non-techies will continue to need hand-holding.

This applies even in technological backwaters such as I'm in - maybe even more so. Living out here does present some challenges for start-up work, but more and more luddite businesses are finding they have to be web-connected if not web-based. So they need me (and can have me - until my night job becomes my day job).

I've had some of the same reactions.

Remember that Readability is only at version 0.4 - and i'm not sure that it even has a plan to montetize (sorry, haven't read their site details). Have you considered bringing this suggestion to their attention?