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Geppetto · 07-10-2010, 12:51 PM

I think Samsung considered Sony as their rival and not Kindle, so they said: "yeah, let's make it better than their PRS600: let's make a better touchscreen + stylus (= without glare) and add WiFi. We'll beat them this way".
Then they said: "Let's make a 9,7" version!"
In the meanwhile prices dropped dramatically (both Kindle and Kindle DX, who almost killed their 699 $ E101 9,7" ereader), and now they have to reconsider it all. They did not understand they had to be cheaper than Sony (I think Acer understood this).

07-10-2010, 12:51 PM	#6
Geppetto Addict Posts: 232 Karma: 748 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Sony PRS600, Cybook, Hanvon N520, Sony PRS300, Onyx Boox, Kindle 3	I think Samsung considered Sony as their rival and not Kindle, so they said: "yeah, let's make it better than their PRS600: let's make a better touchscreen + stylus (= without glare) and add WiFi. We'll beat them this way". Then they said: "Let's make a 9,7" version!" In the meanwhile prices dropped dramatically (both Kindle and Kindle DX, who almost killed their 699 $ E101 9,7" ereader), and now they have to reconsider it all. They did not understand they had to be cheaper than Sony (I think Acer understood this). Last edited by Geppetto; 07-10-2010 at 12:53 PM.