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The main reaction I got to buying my Kindle was the typical "it doesn't have a color screen and can't play video so why on earth would you spend $400 on it" spiel. I approached this with the acknowledgement that it makes absolutely no sense for the vast majority of people but, if you're like me and read ten books on your last week-long vacation, it makes sense for convenience alone if you can afford it. Of course, it ended up saving me money but that was entirely beside the point when I bought it. Not that I don't like to save money, but reading is one of those things that falls near the bottom of the cut list when I'm choosing economies. Of course, even at the time, the cost proposition beat buying a new book case.
Most of the people that put this to me rarely read novels. They read mainly periodicals and work documents. They, of course, would rather have a color tablet. Ultimately, so would I. However, my attitude is that the mass production of a suitable display technology which would be good for high-refresh applications and still meet my requirements for general reading is likely far enough away that it makes perfect sense to buy a device that will satisfy me for the near future. Seriously. If you are looking at five years out, that's not something that should affect your gadget buying decisions. That is an eon in tech years. Yet I had people thinking I was foolish for not waiting. Sometimes folks let the perfect be the enemy of the good. I look forward to the unicorn tablet. Until that time, I'd rather have separate devices that excel at what they do than a single device that would be mediocre to my tastes.
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