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thegrendel · 11-21-2007, 02:59 PM

... IMXHO.

Way too expensive at $400. Integrated keyboard unnecessary -- a USB keyboard port
would have been much more appropriate. Closed operating system, hard to hack or modify. Worst of all, Amazon made it difficult to load your own materials.

I would guess that Amazon needs to sell about a half million of these babies in the next few
months for the business model to be viable ... to provide enough customers for their e-books.
If Jeff is lucky, he'll sell a tenth that many.

Prediction: by this time next year, these thingies will be selling for $50 on eBay and the Amazon e-book venture will be down for the duration.

11-21-2007, 02:59 PM	#82
thegrendel Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	Bezos blew it ... ... IMXHO. Way too expensive at $400. Integrated keyboard unnecessary -- a USB keyboard port would have been much more appropriate. Closed operating system, hard to hack or modify. Worst of all, Amazon made it difficult to load your own materials. I would guess that Amazon needs to sell about a half million of these babies in the next few months for the business model to be viable ... to provide enough customers for their e-books. If Jeff is lucky, he'll sell a tenth that many. Prediction: by this time next year, these thingies will be selling for $50 on eBay and the Amazon e-book venture will be down for the duration.