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Originally Posted by Cosmo Spring
Ease-of-use is a myth, perceived or otherwise. Sure, a technology has to meet some basic threshold of ergonomics and comfort, but the rest is irrational, emotional, and affective. We buy what we like, and appeal to more rational elements when we have to justify it. Some of us do this more than others, of course.
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I don't agree that ease of use is a myth. A lot of people are wary of technology, without being anti-technology, because they have encountered such awful user interfaces before (video recorders, PCs, mobile phones etc. etc.) Some readers would be very difficult for my Mum to use, for example, where they require software installation, side loading content etc., but the Kindle might well be a practical option. Ease of use matters, and it's the reason that a good number of products have been successful.
Before a lot of people swap the "pick it up and read it" interface that they're used to with DTBs for a reader, they will want to know that it will reliably work without requiring them to faff about with technology.