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Originally Posted by GlennD
I'm mighty curious to see if Sony makes an announcement of some sort in the next few weeks. If they stay with what they have, I'll start to agree with the aim of this thread....but I think it's kind of pointless to compare a year old model with a product that is a month away from shipping.
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That was a "milk through the nose" moment for me ... defending an early 2009 device (Sony PRS 300) against an Aug 2010 replacement model (Kindle 3 with updated higher contrast screen, wifi, free 3G, many other features) of a Oct 2009 (Kindle 2) device that was dramatically over-hauled in May 2010 (Kindle 2 with free international 3G etc). Amazon does not announce vapourware, unlike many other (smaller) players in the "gadget" industry.
Amazon has taken a page out of Apple's playbook: pre-announce a new device about a month ahead of the shipping date to stall sales of competitor devices. Honestly, knowing the Kindle 3 is coming out at $139 with WiFi on Aug 27, how many people are going to rush out to buy a Sony PRS 300, Kobo, Astak ... and might even pause considering the wifi only Nook?
Exactly how does Sony's "quality" win in this comparison?
And, not to sound churlish, but I have not noticed any complaints of Kindle build quality or lack of support when issues occur for individual customers. Amazon is "winning" the quality war by being "end-to-end" customer centric in customer care, core features, content, ongoing innovation. Without disparaging Sony, or Sony eReaders ... Amazon has consistently provided arguably better quality.