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Originally Posted by KlondikeGeoff
Also, I am chagrined and appalled to see that Sony seems to be following Gemstar's idiotic policy of keeping it pretty much a secret. If they advertised it at a tiny fraction of the amount they do for their other consumer products, there would be a quantum jump in sales, but for some unknown reason, they don't seem to want to. Very mysterious.
I therefore predict, that even if they change their minds and start promoting, it is far too late to compete with the power that Amazon.com can exert in promoting the Kindle. They may keep it going on a tiny scale, but it will never compete with Amazon's ability to do business on a vast scale. I hope it continues, and I will keep mine, but expect will get a Kindle after it has aged a bit and/or the next version comes out.
Alas, poor ol' Sony will never be able to catch up to Amazon. I hope I'm wrong, but doubt it.
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Ive been saying this for a year now!!!! If iPod hadn't been marketed the way it was from launch, it would had been just another MP3 player. It seems like Sony dosen't learn from their own previous success (Sony Walkman), or their failures (Minidisc)
I am now seeing the limited publicity along the lines of comparisons of the Sony Reader and the Kindle, you would think Sony would throw something out there mentioning you could go to a local store and see, touch, hear, and play with THIS Reader, it's cheaper, looks and feels better, etc. I would be very disappointed in Sony if this goes the way of the original Connect software and hardware music products because of their hesitation to throw a couple extra dollars into marketing.
Wake up Sony!!!! Oh and by the way, lets boost up the book selection a bit as promised last year.....
This could either be a HUGE opportunity for Sony to get everyone on the E-book wagon, or yet another great product that got away. Lets hope they do the right thing here.