Should Amazon Go Open Source?

I am sure you have of this iPhone application that allows you to read eBooks on your iPhone. Stanza has outperformed Amazon Kindle, but does that mean Amazon is in trouble as some are suggesting?

I personally think Stanza’s market and Amazon Kindle’s market are totally different. You can’t honestly tell me that folks read long books on the iPhone on a daily basis. I admit that I have read a book or two on my iPhone when I have been on a trip, but the screen is very small, and I just don’t like the experience of reading on a mobile phone (no matter how shiny it is).

So should Amazon go Open source to compete with device such as the iPhone? I think they should. Having a community of developers contributing to the Kindle platform only helps, but Amazon doesn’t need to be the next iPhone. I don’t see any direct competition here, do you? Sure. Both of these devices may be competing for our cash, but I wouldn’t abandon Kindle to buy the iPhone or vice versa.