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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic
So whom do you want to believe -- analysts or Mr. Berry?
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Berry's right in that analysts tend to blow smoke up everybody's skirts to make something new look good, and that they probably are. I think their forecasts are overly optimistic for the Kindle, since
A) it's expensive,
B) it's invisible to customers who want to see or try before they buy,
C) it's ugly, and
D) there are other e-book readers to be had that beat out A, B, and C handily.
This doesn't mean things can't improve for the Kindle, and I do expect them to. But enough for 3% revenue in 2 years? Naw, not quite. Maybe with Kindle version 2. Or 3.
As far as Berry's opinion that end users don't need e-book readers...
so what? Music lovers don't need iPods, either. That's neither here nor there, and the right product will sell whether people
need it or not.