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bowerbird · 06-13-2007, 06:27 PM

i forgot to say that it strains a bit of credulity to posit that amazon
is trying to using f.u.d. here to slow down the sony reader, because
(a) amazon doesn't have credibility to begin with regarding hardware,
and (b) sales of the sony reader have been spectacularly lackluster,
so nobody's really afraid that it will soon "lock up the marketplace"...
indeed, as soon as it appeared in reality (as opposed to in the press,
where every coming machine is believed to be the next best thing),
people consigned it to the dust-bin and started looking elsewhere...

and the hype-masters are sure to satisfy that techno-wanderlust, too.

here we are, one week from the end of spring, and david rothman
has come out with a new entry on his teleblawg, pitching the rumor
that the kindle will be released "this fall". some people never learn.
maybe you think i'm talking about rothman? well, maybe i am, or
maybe i'm talking about the fools who believe his rumor-mongering.

-bowerbird

NatCh · 06-13-2007, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowerbird

sales of the sony reader have been spectacularly lackluster, so nobody's really afraid that it will soon "lock up the marketplace"... indeed, as soon as it appeared in reality (as opposed to in the press, where every coming machine is believed to be the next best thing),
people consigned it to the dust-bin and started looking elsewhere....

Out of curiosity, what are you basing that statement on?

JSWolf · 06-13-2007, 09:50 PM

I was looking on Fry's website today and they list it as sold out. That's actually good.

Nightwing · 06-13-2007, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mogui

I have a vague memory of Osborne's column (Interface Age?) called the Exclusive Oracle. But that far back, memories tend to run together like asphalt in the sun

Still have some of those mag's... Remember the disk they had with some of the mags...

Nightwing · 06-13-2007, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I was looking on Fry's website today and they list it as sold out. That's actually good.

They had at least one at the local store... And was going for 299. Need to check to see if it had a red tage on it. AKA that means end of product...

yvanleterrible · 06-14-2007, 10:09 AM

Do you mean "End of Sale" or really "End of Product Line".?!!?!!?

Could it be that Fry's will drop the Sony or is there a possible successor in the works?

Ahhh! Gossip... what would we write without it!

nekokami · 06-14-2007, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Ahhh! Gossip... what would we write without it!

Snarky personal attacks?

yvanleterrible · 06-14-2007, 11:03 AM

NatCh · 06-14-2007, 11:37 AM

Just so long as it's not a boojum.

nekokami · 06-14-2007, 11:52 AM

I don't know. Does a boojum have more of a sense of humor than a common snark? (Snarks are notoriously humorless, after all.) And some threads (I won't say posters) could do with softly and suddenly vanishing away. Particularly those which have long since expired but are suddenly revived by the insertion of frumious remarks.

NatCh · 06-14-2007, 11:55 AM

I'd say that Boojums are likely less good humored than regular Snarks, but I've never met one, myself, nor do I know anyone who has.

I find it's easier just to shun such manxsome threads, makes life much more frabjous, don't you think?

Nightwing · 06-14-2007, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Do you mean "End of Sale" or really "End of Product Line".?!!?!!?

Could it be that Fry's will drop the Sony or is there a possible successor in the works?

Ahhh! Gossip... what would we write without it!

Usualy red tags mean getting no more of that model in... Selling the last few...

yvanleterrible · 06-14-2007, 02:16 PM

Oh! That's not good news for Sony... unless there's a newbie somewhere!!?!!

Nightwing · 06-14-2007, 02:20 PM

The only plus Sony had last year was the Reader. batteries and PS3 really took them down hard...

And looks like Wii just went past 8million units... With PS3 under 4...

nekokami · 06-14-2007, 02:34 PM

I read this bizarre blog post the other day in which a self-described "hard core gamer" was bemoaning the popularity of the wii because it was encouraging people to buy game consoles and games who never had before, which was further encouraging developers to make games for "casual gamers" and "grandmas" (his words, not mine), rather than the kinds of games he preferred. As if the game market couldn't use a big shakeup so we could see something other than first-person shooters and massively multiplayer killfests for a change....

Do red tags ever mean the item is a refurb? Otherwise, it sounds like Fry's is dropping the PRS. I had thought all the Fry's were in CA, but I just looked at the list and there are some east of the Mississippi, though not many. Does Borders still allegedly carry them?

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06-13-2007, 06:27 PM	#121
bowerbird Banned Posts: 269 Karma: -273 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: los angeles	i forgot to say that it strains a bit of credulity to posit that amazon is trying to using f.u.d. here to slow down the sony reader, because (a) amazon doesn't have credibility to begin with regarding hardware, and (b) sales of the sony reader have been spectacularly lackluster, so nobody's really afraid that it will soon "lock up the marketplace"... indeed, as soon as it appeared in reality (as opposed to in the press, where every coming machine is believed to be the next best thing), people consigned it to the dust-bin and started looking elsewhere... and the hype-masters are sure to satisfy that techno-wanderlust, too. here we are, one week from the end of spring, and david rothman has come out with a new entry on his teleblawg, pitching the rumor that the kindle will be released "this fall". some people never learn. maybe you think i'm talking about rothman? well, maybe i am, or maybe i'm talking about the fools who believe his rumor-mongering. -bowerbird

06-13-2007, 09:50 PM	#123
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,845 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I was looking on Fry's website today and they list it as sold out. That's actually good.

06-14-2007, 10:09 AM	#126
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Do you mean "End of Sale" or really "End of Product Line".?!!?!!? Could it be that Fry's will drop the Sony or is there a possible successor in the works? Ahhh! Gossip... what would we write without it!

06-14-2007, 11:03 AM	#128
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air

06-14-2007, 11:37 AM	#129
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Just so long as it's not a boojum.

06-14-2007, 11:52 AM	#130
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I don't know. Does a boojum have more of a sense of humor than a common snark? (Snarks are notoriously humorless, after all.) And some threads (I won't say posters) could do with softly and suddenly vanishing away. Particularly those which have long since expired but are suddenly revived by the insertion of frumious remarks.

06-14-2007, 11:55 AM	#131
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I'd say that Boojums are likely less good humored than regular Snarks, but I've never met one, myself, nor do I know anyone who has. I find it's easier just to shun such manxsome threads, makes life much more frabjous, don't you think?

06-14-2007, 02:16 PM	#133
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Oh! That's not good news for Sony... unless there's a newbie somewhere!!?!!

06-14-2007, 02:20 PM	#134
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	The only plus Sony had last year was the Reader. batteries and PS3 really took them down hard... And looks like Wii just went past 8million units... With PS3 under 4...

06-14-2007, 02:34 PM	#135
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I read this bizarre blog post the other day in which a self-described "hard core gamer" was bemoaning the popularity of the wii because it was encouraging people to buy game consoles and games who never had before, which was further encouraging developers to make games for "casual gamers" and "grandmas" (his words, not mine), rather than the kinds of games he preferred. As if the game market couldn't use a big shakeup so we could see something other than first-person shooters and massively multiplayer killfests for a change.... Do red tags ever mean the item is a refurb? Otherwise, it sounds like Fry's is dropping the PRS. I had thought all the Fry's were in CA, but I just looked at the list and there are some east of the Mississippi, though not many. Does Borders still allegedly carry them?

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